Word

מִנְחָה

minchâh · H4503 · Hebrew · 211 occurrences

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Meanings

gift, tribute

Objects given to a person of high status; sometimes this is done on a voluntary basis as a show of respect for the recipient and in order to win that person's favor; in other cases this is done to fulfill the requirements imposed by the recipient

Examples
Genesis 33:10 Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then accept my gift from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.
Genesis 43:11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man as a gift, a little balsam and a little honey, labdanum resin and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
Genesis 43:15 So the men took this gift, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they set out and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
offering

A generic term for an offering made to a deity

Examples
Genesis 4:3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
Genesis 4:4 Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering;
Genesis 4:5 but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face was gloomy.
cereal offering, grain offering, meal offering

An offering consisting of grain or a grain product, which usually accompanies an animal sacrifice

Examples
Exodus 29:41 “The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it the same grain offering and the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.
Exodus 30:9 “You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering, or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.
Exodus 40:29 And he set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

How it’s used In 10 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

72 occurrences in 20 groups

הֶםtheir 18
הוּhis 11
הּher 11
עֶרֶבevening 5
יmy 4
קִנְאָהjealousy, zeal 3
Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

16 occurrences in 15 groups

Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17

Named alongside itApposition

14 occurrences in 6 groups

סֹלֶתfine flour 5
עִשָּׂרוֹןa tenth (part) 4
כְּלִיvessel, utensil, weapon 2
מִנְחָהgrain offering, gift, tribute 2
דְּבַשׁhoney 1
צְרִיstorax 1

What it doesIt is the subject

11 occurrences in 7 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 5
כָּרַתto cut off, to make (a covenant) 1
מָנַעto withhold 1
נָגַשׁto come near, to bring near 1
עָבַרto pass 1
עָרֵבto pledge 1

What is done to itIt is the object

82 occurrences in 25 groups

בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 12
עָלָהto go up 11
לָקַחto take, to receive 10
קָרַבto come near, to offer 8
עָשָׂהto do, to make 6
קָטַרto burn incense, to burn (offerings) 5
Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19

Second object ofSecond object

4 occurrences in 4 groups

יָרַדto go down, to come down 1
עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
קָרַבto come near, to offer 1
בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1

What it is said to bePredicate

9 occurrences in 5 groups

סֹלֶתfine flour 5
יָדhand, power 1
אֵיפָהephah 1
מַתָּתgift 1
עִשָּׂרוֹןa tenth (part) 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

10 occurrences in 5 groups

הוּאhe, she, it 5
קׇרְבָּןoffering 2
בָּקָרcattle, oxen 1
פְּקֻדָּהmuster 1
שֶׂהsheep or goat 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

43 occurrences in 7 groups

לto/for 23
בin/on/with 9
מִןfrom 8
אֵלto, toward 6
כlike/as 5
עַלon, upon, over, against 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

22 occurrences in 9 groups

בַּדalone, besides, pole 8
נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 5
קׇרְבָּןoffering 3
Other words · 6 groups that occur once or twice (6) 6

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

קׇרְבָּן qorbân · H7133 · offering, gift, present: Both words denote types of sacrificial offerings brought to God, with overlapping senses ('oblation', 'offering', 'sacrifice'). They are two distinct Hebrew words that could substitute for each other in the context of cultic offerings.

In the other Testament 2 words

θυσία thysía · G2378 · sacrifice: Greek θυσία renders Hebrew מִנְחָה in LXX contexts where the grain/meal offering (מִנְחָה) functions as sacrificial worship alongside blood sacrifices, emphasizing the broader sacrificial category rather than the specific meal-offering type.
δῶρον dōron · G1435 · gift, present, offering box: Greek δῶρον (dōron, G1435) ('a present,' specially 'a sacrifice') renders Hebrew מִנְחָה in contexts of ritual offerings and gifts presented to God or other people, with both terms encompassing sacrificial and non-sacrificial gift senses. δῶρον is one of several Greek terms used to translate מִנְחָה's range (alongside θυσία for sacrifice-specific contexts), establishing it as a genuine translation equivalent for the core sense of 'gift' or 'offering.'

Semantic domains 2 entries

Objects001: מִנְחָה also names a gift or tribute presented as a physical object, illustrated at Genesis 4:5 ("He did not have regard for Cain and his offering"), alongside its more specific sacrificial sense.
Sacrifice002003002021: מִנְחָה denotes a grain offering or sacrifice presented to God, illustrated at Genesis 4:3-4 ("Cain brought... an offering to the LORD"; "Abel, on his part also brought... the firstlings of his flock").

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

מִנְחָהminchâh · H4503מִנְחָה minchâh · H4504 · oblation, meat offering · 2×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4503. minchah מִנְחָה153 noun feminine gift, tribute, offering (Late Hebrew id.;…

H4503. minchah
מִנְחָה153 noun feminine gift, tribute, offering (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician מנחת; מִנְחָתָא ᵑ7; on Arabic see above); — absolute ׳מ Gen 4:3 81t.; construct מִנְחַת Lev 2:7 22t.; suffix מִנְחָתִי Gen 33:10 Gen 33:3t.; + 41 t. suffixes singular; plural suffix מִנְחֹתֶיךָ Psa 20:4; מִנְחֹתֵיבֶם Num 29:39; Amo 5:22; —
1 gift, present Gen 32:14; Gen 32:19; Gen 32:21; Gen 32:22 (E), Gen 33:10; Gen 43:11, Gen 43:15, Gen 43:25, Gen 43:26 (J), Jdg 6:18; 1Sa 10:27; 1Ki 10:25 2Ch 9:24; 2Ki 8:8-9, 2Ki 20:12 = Isa 39:1; Psa 45:13; 2Ch 32:23.
2 tribute Jdg 3:15, Jdg 3:17, Jdg 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Sa 8:2, 2Sa 8:6 = 1Ch 18:2; 1Ch 18:6, 1Ki 5:1; 2Ki 17:3-4, 2Ch 17:5, 2Ch 17:11; 2Ch 26:8; Hos 10:6; Psa 72:10.
3 offering made to God, of any kind, whether grain or animals Gen 4:3-4, Gen 4:5; Num 16:15 (J), 1Sa 2:17, 1Sa 2:29; 1Sa 26:19; Isa 1:13; Psa 96:8; Zep 3:10; + (probably) הַ֫מִּנְחָה (לַ)עֲלוֺת 1Ki 18:29, 1Ki 18:36; 2Ki 3:20 (Ehpraimitic source; usually regarded as = עֶרֶב מִנְחַת, but that much later usage). This General meaning possibly an also in following; ומנחה זבח 1Sa 2:29 (see 1Sa 2:29 b), 1Sa 3:14; Isa 19:21; ומנחה עלה Jer 14:12; || עולה Psa 20:4; || שֶׁלֶם Amo 5:22 (עֹלוֺת gloss, to explain אָרִיחַ); or these may shew early stage of discrimination.
4 grain offering (whether raw, roasted, ground to flour, or prepared as bread or cakes, see below. AV meat offering, misleading < RV meal-offering. GFMJdg 3:22 renders cereal oblation); — טָהוֺר בִּכְלִי אֶתהַֿמִּנְחָה יָבִיאוּ Isa 66:20 they bring the grain offering in clean vessels (restored Jews are brought as such an offering), compare טהורה מנחה Mal 1:11; brought in hands Jer 41:5 (late addition Co); received from hands Mal 1:10; למנחה חִטִּים 1Ch 21:23 wheat for grain offering; סֹלֶת 1Ch 23:29, mixed with oil Eze 46:14, baked Eze 46:20; distinguished from other offerings 1Ki 8:64 (twice in verse) = 2Ch 7:7; 2Ki 16:13, 2Ki 16:15 (3 t. in verse); Isa 43:23; Isa 57:6; Isa 66:3; Jer 17:26; Jer 33:18; Jer 41:5 (late editors Co), Eze 42:13; Eze 44:29; Eze 45:15, Eze 45:17 (twice in verse); Eze 45:25; Dan 9:27; Psa 40:7; used alone Neh 13:5, Neh 13:9; Eze 45:24; Eze 46:5 (twice in verse); Eze 46:7, Eze 46:11, Eze 46:14 (twice in verse); Eze 46:15; Mal 1:13; Mal 2:12-13, Mal 3:3-4, Jdg 13:19, Jdg 13:23 (R, GFMJud 322); מִנְחַת עֶרֶב (הָ) evening grain offering 2Ki 16:15; Ezr 9:4-5, Dan 9:21; Psa 141:2; הַתָּמִיד מִנְחַת continual grain off. Neh 10:34, compare Lev 6:13; Num 4:16 (all cases under
4 exilic or post-exilic).
5 grain-offering, always with this meaning in P, in classifications Exo 30:9; Exo 40:29; Lev 7:37; Lev 23:37; Num 18:9; Num 29:39; —
a. אָבִיב grain in the ear parched with fire, with oil and frankincense Lev 2:14-15,.
b. סֹלֶת fine flour with oil and frankincense Lev 2:1; Lev 6:7; elsewhere בַּשֶּׁמֶן בְּלוּלָה mingled with oil Lev 14:10, Lev 14:21; Lev 23:13; Num 7:13 Num 7:10t. Num 8:8; Num 15:4, Num 15:6, Num 15:9; Num 28:5-6t. Num 29:3, Num 29:9, Num 29:14, except sin offering of very poor where offered without oil and frankincense Lev 5:11-13.
c. סֹלֶת baked in an oven as חַלּוֺת perforated cakes, or רְקִיקִים flat cakes Lev 2:4; Lev 7:9; Num 6:15, הַמַּחֲבַת על on a flat pan Lev 2:5; Lev 6:14; Lev 7:9, or מַרְחֶשֶׁת frying pan Lev 2:7; Lev 7:9. All these always unleavened (מַצּוֺת) and mixed with oil and salt Lev 2:11-13.
d. at Pentecost to consecrate new bread, חֲדָשָׁה מִנְחָה new grain offering of two loaves of leavened bread Lev 23:16-17, Num 28:26
e. barley meal without oil or incense; קְנָאֹת מִנְחַת grain offering of jealousy, ׳מ זִכָּרוֺן Num 5:15, Num 5:18, Num 5:25. compare phrases הַבֹּקֶר מִנְחַת morning oblation Exo 29:41; Num 28:8; מ ׳קָרְבַּן Lev 2:1, Lev 2:4, Lev 2:13; ׳מ בִּכּוּרִים Lev 2:14; ׳מ מִּתִּים Lev 6:14.
6 verbs of offering are הֵבִיא Gen 4:3 (J), Lev 2:2, Lev 2:8 (P), Isa 1:13; Isa 66:20 (twice in verse); Jer 17:26; Mal 1:13; הִקְרִיב Lev 2:1, Lev 2:8, Lev 2:11; Lev 6:7; Num 5:25; עשׂה Num 6:17; Num 28:31; 1Ki 8:64 2Ch 7:7; Eze 45:24; Eze 46:7, Eze 46:14, Eze 46:15; הקטיר 2Ki 16:13, 2Ki 16:15; Jer 33:18; העלה Isa 57:6; Isa 66:3; Jer 14:12; הגישׁ Amo 5:25; Mal 2:12; Mal 3:3; הוביל Zep 3:10; נשׂא Psa 96:8, also (׳מ = tribute) 2Sa 8:2, 2Sa 8:6 and ||.
מְנֻחָה see מְנוּחָה below נוח. מְנַחֵם see נחם.
מָנַחְתִּי מְנֻחוֺת, מָנַ֫חַת, see נוח.
מְנִי see מנה.
מִנְחָה noun feminine gift, offering (Biblical Hebrew id., √ מנח); —
1 oblation, to God's representative, absolute ׳מ Dan 2:46.
2 techn. meal-offering, plural suffix מִנְחָֽתְהוֺן Ezr 7:17.
מִנְיָן see מנה. above

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Objects34 occurrences Sacrifice177 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0