Minchâh — H4503

H4503 · Hebrew — מנחה

Pronunciation: min-khaw'

Definition

feminine noun

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

  1. gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
    1. gift, present
    2. tribute
    3. offering (to God)
    4. grain offering

Usually translated as

offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, gift

Origin

from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Minchâh occurs 211 times in 194 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (12), Exodus (3), Leviticus (33), Numbers (57), Joshua (2), Judges (6), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (6), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (3), Psalms (6), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (12), Daniel (2), Hosea (1), Joel (3), Amos (2), Zephaniah (1), Malachi (7)

Strong's Lexicon — M