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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What the first audience heard

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