Strong’s H3984 · Hebrew

מָאן
mâʼn
mawn

Definition

a utensil

Etymology

(Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to H579 (אָנָה) in the sense of an inclosure by sides;

Where the KJV renders it

  • vessel

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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