מָנָה I, preced.) share, portion. Bekh. V, 1 שוקלין מ׳ כנגד מ׳ you must weigh one piece (of the meat of the first-born) against another piece (of secular meat of ascertained weight). Gitt. 59ᵇ, a. e. ליטול מ׳ מ׳ יפה ראשון that he (the priest) have the privilege of first choice (when a division is made). Sifré Deut. 53; Yalk. ib. 875 מ׳ יפה the best portion (at the meal). Yalk. Num. 765, end מלך שבירר לעצמו מ׳ וכ׳ a king who selected a portion for himself, and another came and spoke disparagingly of it; a. fr.—Pl. מָנוֹת. Sabb. 149ᵃ; Tosef. ib. XVII (XVIII), 5. Ib. 4 מפיסין על מָנוֹתֵיהֶן cast lots for their portions (at the table); a. e.—V. מְנָת.