Strong’s H4395 · Hebrew
מְלֵאָה
mᵉlêʼâh
mel-ay-aw'
Definition
something fulfilled, i.e. abundance (of produce)
Etymology
feminine of H4392 (מָלֵא);
Where the KJV renders it
- (first of ripe) fruit
- fulness
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