H4078 H4078
sufficiency, enough; what is adequate or sufficient for a need
This noun expresses 'enough' or 'sufficiency'—the state of having what is needed. Malachi 3:10 promises blessings 'until there is not sufficiency,' meaning inexhaustible abundance. Esther 1:18 warns of 'plenty of contempt and wrath' as a consequence of the queen's defiance. The term often appears in the construct state with a genitive, indicating sufficiency 'for' something or someone (Exodus 36:5, 'more than enough for the work'). The word's rarity and contextual usage suggest a technical or formal register, marking careful measurement of adequacy rather than casual abundance.
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דַּי subst. sufficiency, enough (NH, but not known in other cogn. languages)—cstr. דֵּי, with sf. (v. infr.) דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ, דַּיָּם— 1. absol. thrice only Mal 3:10 I will pour you out a blessing עֵד־בְּלִי־דָֽי until there is not sufficiency, i.e. until my abundance can be exhausted, or, as this can never be, for ever (cf. ψ 72:7), Est 1:18 וּכְדַי בִּזָּיוֹן וָקָ֑צֶף and (there will be) as enough…