Dictionary entry

H4480

BDB Glosses with Strong's Numbers

H4480aמִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

1 . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal

a . from, against

b . מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

c . of position, off, on the side of, on

2 . Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

3 . Partitively

4 . Of time

a . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

b . as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

c . towards, to

5 . (וְעַד) עַדמִןfrom … even to

6 . In comparisons, beyond, above

7 . מן is prefixed to an infin.:

a . with causal force, from, on account of, through

b . after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

c . with a temporal force, since, after

8 . Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

9 . In compounds:

H4480bמֵןn. [m.]portion