Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4482 - מֵן men (string (of a harp))

Original Word:	מֵן
Transliteration:	men
Definition:	string (of a harp)
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(mane)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

stringed instrument

From an unused root meaning to apportion; a part; hence, a musical chord (as parted into strings) -- in (the same) (Psalm 68:23), stringed instrument (Psalm 150:4), whereby (Psalm 45:8 (defective plural)).

Englishman's Concordance

1) string (of harp)
2) (BDB) portion
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to apportion
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1211

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [מֵן] noun [masculine]string (of harp) (probably loan-word from Aramaic

, hair, string PS²¹⁶³); pluralמִנִּיםPsalm 150:4, so also probably Psalm 45:9 (read מִנִּים for ᵑ0מִנִּי, compare Che Bae We > Ges^{§ 87},1.b Hup and others, who think מִנִּי an apocopatic plural)

II. [מֵן], מִנֶּ֑הוּ see מנן

II. [מֵן] noun [masculine]portion (Sim Hup and others); — מִנֶּה֑וּPsalm 68:24, but read (הָּ֯) מְנָתוֺ Ol Dy Bi Che We (see מְנָת above). — Psalm 45:9; Psalm 150:4 see I. מֵן above

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4482. מִנִּים (men) — 2 Occurrences

Psalm 45:8
HEB:הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃
NAS: palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.
KJV: palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
INT: palaces of ivory stringed have made

Psalm 150:4
HEB:וּמָח֑וֹל הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃
NAS: Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
KJV: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
INT: and dancing Praise stringed and pipe

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