Ezra 2:23

אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

אַנְשֵׁ֣י
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
Root word man, men, one, husband, mans, …
Dictionary form: אִישׁ · eesh

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the men
man ×241 men ×209 a man ×163 every man ×120 the men ×118 the man ×107 every one ×81 one ×57
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man — Default singular; covers most direct references to an adult male.
person — Gender-neutral; prefer when context stresses individuality over sex.
husband — Use specifically in marriage or household relationship contexts.
someone — Indefinite pronoun; suits partitive or existential constructions.
everyone — Distributive sense; fits 'each/every man' idioms.
fellow — Informal register; good for relational or contemptuous contexts.

BDB389 H376 H381 H382

BDB388 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB390

אִישׁ2166 noun masculine man ( = vir) (MI, SI, Phoenician אש, perhaps also Sabean אסם compare Prätl.c, but DHMZMG 1883, 330) — ׳א absolute Gen 2:23 +; construct Gen 25:27 +; suffix אִישִׁי Gen 29:32 +, etc.; plural אִישִׁים Ps 141:4 + 2 t. (Phoenician אשם); usually אֲנָשִׁים Gen 12:20 +, from √ אנשׁ q. v.; construct אַנְשֵׁי Judg 6:27 +; suffix אֲנָשַׁי 1Sam 23:12 etc.; — man, opposed to woman Gen 2:23; Gen 2:24; Lev 20:27; Num 5:6; Deut 17:2f; Josh 6:21; Josh 8:25; Jer 40:7, emphasis on sexual distinction & relation Gen 19:8; Gen 24:16; Gen 38:25; Exod 22:15; Lev 15:16 (שִׁכְבַת זָרַ֑ע) vLev 15:18 (וְאִשָּׁה ׳זֿ׳אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שׁ) Lev 20:10 f; Num 5:13f; Deut 22:22f; Isa 4:1 +; thence = husband, especially with suffix Gen 3:6; Gen 3:16; Gen 16:3; Gen 29:32; Gen 29:34; Lev 21:7; Num 30:7f; Deut 28:56; Judg 13:8f; Ruth 1:3f; 1Sam 25:19; Jer 29:6; Ezek 16:45 +; figurative of ׳י as husband of Israel אִישִׁי Hos 2:18 (opposed to בַּעְלִּי); man as procreator, father Eccl 6:3 of male child Gen 4:1 compare זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים 1Sam 1:11 man, opposed to beast Exod 11:7; Lev 20:15 (compare אָדָם); compare figurative Ps 22:7 but also of male of animals Gen 7:2 (twice in verse) (אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֺ); man, opposed to God Gen 32:29; Num 23:19 לֹא אִישׁ אֵל וִיכַזֵּב (|| וּבֶןאָֿדָם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם); Job 9:32; Job 32:13; Hos 11:9 compare Isa 31:8; Job 12:10 (רוּחַ כָּלבְּֿשַׂר אִישׁ); hence in phrases to denote ordinary, customary, common שֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים 2Sam 7:14 (|| נִגְעֵי בְּנֵי אָדָם); לֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22 [

**אֲנָשִׁים Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22 is textual error; We (apparently Sm) אֲנֻשִׁים; ToyHpt אוֺנִים (Hos 9:4).] (compare Isa 8:1); אַמַּתאִֿישׁ Deut 3:11 but also contracted אָדָם Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10 man, as valiant 1Sam 4:9 (twice in verse) (וִהְיוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים) so 1Kgs 2:2 compare 1Sam 26:15 so אִישׁ חַיִל 1Sam 31:12; 2Sam 24:9; 1Kgs 1:42 +; also אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה Num 31:49; Deut 2:14; Deut 2:16; Josh 5:4; Josh 5:6 +; even of ׳י Exod 15:3 יהוה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה; often prefixed to other nouns in apposition אָדוֺן ׳א Gen 42:30; Gen 42:33, שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט ׳א Exod 2:14, כֹּהֵן ׳א Lev 21:9, סָרִיס ׳א Jer 38:7 particular before adjective, of a people אִישׁ מִצְרִי Gen 39:1; Exod 2:11; Exod 2:19 compare Gen 37:28; Gen 38:1; Gen 38:2; Gen 39:14; 1Sam 17:12; 1Sam 30:11; 1Sam 30:13 +; a man as resident in, or belonging to a place or people Num 25:6; Judg 10:1 + (so Phoenician); usually plural אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל 1Sam 7:11; 1Sam 31:7 (twice in verse) compare Josh 7:4; Josh 7:5 +; also singularcollective Deut 27:14; Josh 9:6; Josh 9:7; Judg 20:11; 1Sam 11:8 (see Dr) +; 2Sam 10:6; 2Sam 10:8 (טוֺב ׳א); (so MI10; MI13); men = retainers, followers, soldiers 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 23:3 f 1Sam 24:3; 1Sam 25:13 + compare Deut 33:8 singular collective see Di; אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים man of God = prophet Deut 33:1; Josh 14:6; 1Sam 9:6f; 1Kgs 12:13f + (see אלהים); in phrase followed by abstract אִישׁ חַיִל, מִלְחָמָה ׳א see above; שֵׂיבָה ׳א Deut 32:25, הַדָּמִים ׳א 2Sam 16:7 compare see 8, הַבְּלִיַּעַל ׳א 2Sam 16:7, מָוֶת ׳א 1Kgs 2:26, חָמָס ׳א Ps 140:12; Prov 3:31 +; followed by word of occupation, etc. שָׂדֶה׳א Gen 25:27, הָאֲדָמָה׳א Gen 9:20 (compare Zech 13:5), ׳א הַבֵּנַיִם champion 1Sam 17:4 (compare Dr) v1Sam 17:23, בְּשׂרָה ׳א 2Sam 18:20, אִישׁ עֲצָתוֺ his counsellor Isa 40:13, compare אִישׁ חֶרְמִי 1Kgs 20:42, רֵעִים ׳א Prov 18:24 often distributive = each, every Gen 9:5; Gen 10:5; Gen 40:5 (twice in verse); Exod 12:3 +; including women Job 42:11; 1Chr 16:3 וַיְחַלֵּק לְכָלאִֿישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד אִשָּׁה לְאִישׁ כִּכַּרלֶֿחֶם; of inanimate things 1Kgs 7:30; 1Kgs 7:36 also אִישׁ אִישׁ Exod 36:4; Num 4:19; Num 4:49; Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7 +; any one Exod 34:3 (twice in verse); Exod 34:24 +; also אִישׁ אִישׁ Lev 15:2; Lev 22:4; Lev 22:18 +; of gods 2Kgs 18:33 = Isa 36:18 one...another וְהִרְגוּ אִישֿׁ אֶתאָֿחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶתקְֿרֹבוֺExod 32:27, אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיו Deut 1:16; Mic 7:2 (see אָח), אִישׁרֵ֗֗֗עֵהוּ Gen 11:3; Gen 11:7 + (see רֵעַ) of inanimate things Gen 15:10.

man, men, one, husband, mans, …
ʾîš
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • man
    • man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
      • "husband"human being, person (in contrast to God)"servant"mankind"champion"great man
    whosoever"each (adjective)

עֲנָת֔וֹת
עֲנָת֔וֹת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of anathoth")
Dictionary form: עֲנָתוֹת · uh-naw-TOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of anathoth
of anathoth ×4 anathoth ×3 and anathoth ×2 is in anathoth ×2 and at anathoth ×1 thee to anathoth ×1 was in anathoth ×1 were in anathoth ×1
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Anathoth — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Anathoth (a town in Benjamin) — Adds clarifying gloss for readers unfamiliar with the location.
the town of Anathoth — Use when context needs an explicit geographic category.
Anathoth in Benjamin — Specifies tribal territory; helpful in genealogical or geographic lists.

BDB6245 H6068

BDB6244 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6246

עֲנָתוֺת and (1Kgs 2:26) עֲנָתֹת proper name Αναθωθ;

1. location (compare goddess Anat, reference below foregoing); — Isa 10:30; 1Kgs 2:26; Jer 1:1; Jer 11:21; Jer 11:22; Jer 32:7; Jer 32:8; Jer 32:9; Josh 21:18 (P), 1Chr 6:45; Ezra 2:23 = Neh 7:27; Neh 11:32 modern `Anâtâ, approximately 3 miles north-northeast from Jerusalem, compare BuhlGeogr. 175 GASmGeogr. 315.
2. masculine a. 1Chr 7:8.
  b. Neh 10:20.

anathoth
ʿănātôt
answers to prayer
Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal
  • (n pr m) son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin
    • "one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah"(n pr loc) a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah

מֵאָ֖ה
מֵאָ֖ה
Root word hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …
Dictionary form: מֵאָה · may-AW

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: an hundred
hundred ×300 an hundred ×76 two hundred ×44 and two hundred ×15 and an hundred ×13 of hundreds ×10 were an hundred ×10 of an hundred ×8
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hundred — Standard modern form; use in nearly all contexts.
hundredfold — Use when expressing multiplication or yield ratios.
hundredth — Use for ordinal contexts, e.g., the hundredth year.
a hundred — Adds slight indefinite nuance; natural in narrative prose.

BDB4484 H3967

BDB4483 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4485

I. מֵאָה583 noun feminine hundred (Late Hebrew id.; MI20 מאתן (dual); SI5 מאת, מאתים (dual); Phoenician מאת מאתם (dual); Assyrian mê (probably, Dl§ 75), Tel Amarna mê-at WklTelAm 20*; Arabic Sabean מאת מאתם OsZMG x. 1856, 49; CISiv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6; מאה EutSin 457; Ethiopic ; Aramaic מְאָה, ; Palmyrene תלת מאה 300 VogPalm 6, 4; Nabataean מאה EutNab 8, 9); — ׳מ Gen 6:3 + 144 t.; construct מְאַת Gen 5:3 + 30 t. (on מְאַת Eccl 8:12 see 2 d below); plural absolute מֵאוֺת Gen 5:9 + 324 t. (מֵאֹת only Gen 5:4; Gen 5:30); המאיות Kt 2Kgs 11:4 + 3 t. 2Kgs 11 dual מָאתַיִם (תָ֑יִם-) Gen 11:19 + 76 t. (but 1Sam 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu HPS); — hundred: —

1. as simple number:
  a. absolute singular, (I) following by singular of noun enumerated: מֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 (both E); אִישׁ ׳מ Judg 7:19; 1Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 4:43 אַמָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 7:2; Ezek 40:19 +; כִּכָּר ׳מ 2Kgs 23:33; 2Chr 25:6; 2Chr 27:5; 2Chr 36:3; Ezra 8:26 אֶלֶף ׳מ = 100,000 1Kgs 20:29 + 6 t. Kings Chronicles; compare also Gen 17:17 (P), 2Sam 8:4; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse), and followed by collective noun רֶכֶב 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4, צאֹן 1Kgs 5:3 (2) less often followed by plural מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Gen 26:12 (J), פְּעָמִים ׳מ 2Sam 24:3 = 1Chr 21:3, נְבִיאִים ׳מ 1Kgs 18:4, etc.; (3) seldom, and late, preceded by plural noun: הָרִמֹּנִים מֵאָה Jer 52:23, אַמּוֺת הַמֵּאָה Ezek 42:2, compare Ezra 2:69; 2Chr 3:16; 2Chr 4:8; 2Chr 29:32 (4) exceptional is מֵאָה לְכִּכָּרִים כְּלֵי כֶסֶף Ezra 8:26 also, with ellipsis, מֵאָה כֶסֶף Deut 22:19 (i.e. shekels); מֵאָה קַיִץ 2Sam 16:1 (i.e. cakes); (5) מֵאָה without noun enumerated, especially = a hundred (men, persons) Judg 20:10 (twice in verse); Amos 5:3 (twice in verse); Lev 26:8 (twice in verse) (H), 1Chr 12:14 ׳מ Prov 17:10 = 100 (blows), Eccl 6:3 = 100 (children), (times). — On Neh 3:1; Neh 12:39 see below
  b. absolute dual, (I) foll, by singular, מָאתַיִם אִישׁ 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 30:10; 2Sam 15:11, לֶחֶם ׳מ 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 16:1, צִנָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 10:16 = 2Chr 9:15, אֶלֶף ׳מ 1Sam 15:4 +, שָׁנָה ׳מ Gen 11:23 (P); (2) less often followed by plural שְׁקָלִים ׳מ Josh 7:21 (JE), 2Sam 14:26, דְּבֵלִים ׳מ 1Sam 25:18, אֲנָשִׁים ׳מ 1Sam 30:21, compare Ezra 8:4 (3) also preceded by plural noun: ׳עִוִּים מ Gen 32:15, ׳רְחֵלִים מ Gen 32:15 (E), ׳הָרִמּוֺנִים מ 1Kgs 7:20, compare 1Chr 15:8; 2Chr 29:32; Ezra 2:65 (4) with ellipsis כֶּסֶף ׳מ Judg 17:4 (5) as predicate, ׳רָאשֵׁיהֶם מ1Chr 12:32 (33 van d. H).
  c. absolute plural ׃מֵא(וֺ)ת — (1) alone, = hundreds, לְמֵאוֺת 1Sam 29:2 by hundreds, so 2Sam 18:4 (both + thousands); especially ׳שָׂרֵי (הַ)מּ captains of (the) hundreds Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), 2Kgs 11:4; 2Kgs 11:9; 2Kgs 11:10; 2Kgs 11:15 +; (2) multiplied, followed by noun enumerated, in singular: אִישׁ ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 7:6, 300 men, compare vJudg 7:7 vJudg 7:8 vJudg 7:16; Judg 8:4; Exod 12:27 (E), etc.; שָׁנָה ׳אַרְבַּע מ Gen 15:13 (JE) 400 years; אֶלֶף ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Sam 24:9 500,000, compare 2Chr 13:17 רֶכֶב ׳שֵׁשׁ מ Exod 14:7 (J) 600 chariots; אִישׁ שְׁבַע ׳מ Judg 20:15; Judg 20:16 700 men; חָלָל ׳שְׁמֹנֶה מ 2Sam 23:8 800 slain; רֶכֶב ׳תְּשַׁע מ Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 900 chariots; (3) less often followed by plural noun: שׁוּעָלִים ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 15:4 300 foxes; אֲתוֺנוֺת ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Job 1:3 500 she-asses, etc.; (4) rare, and chiefly late, after plural noun ׳פִּלַגְשִׁים שְׁלשׁ מ 1Kgs 11:3 300 concubines, compare 1Kgs 7:42 = 2Chr 4:13; 1Chr 4:42; 2Chr 14:8 etc.; after n.collective ׳בָּקָר חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Chr 35:9 (5) rare is בַּשֶּׁקֶל ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Exod 30:24 (P); (6) ellipsis of n., כֶּסֶף ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Gen 45:22 (E), etc.
  d. construct singular, only followed by singular, and late: מְאַתשָֿׁנָה Gen 11:10; Gen 21:5; Gen 25:7 (all P) + 25 t. P, 1Chr 25:9; Esth 1:4 (DrIntr. 124) (also with other numerals, see 2 below); מְאַ֖ת Eccl 8:12 = 100 times (מֵאָה פְּעָמִיםׅ, sc. פַּעַם, or perhaps only apparently construct (Köii. 228 compare Ew§ 269 b. 279 e). — Neh 5:11 see 3 below
2. as part of larger number:
  a. usually preceding tens and units, (1) with noun expressed once, or not at all, earlier usage, usually with וְ before ten if no unit follows, otherwise without וְ before ten (see Köii. 218 ff.): מֵאָה וְעֶשֶׂר שָׂרִים Judg 2:8 שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכָּר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת 1Kgs 10:14 666 talents, etc. (exceptions are Neh 7:24 and vNeh 7:31); (2) chiefly late, with noun and וְ repeated: שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה מֵאָה שָׁנִים וְשֶׁבַע Gen 23:1 (P) (compare ואלף אמה ומאת אמה SI5.6 DaExpos. Times. May, 1898).
  b. less often, following tens and units, chiefly late, with וְ repeated: — עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה Num 7:86 (P); שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה Exod 6:16 (P), etc.; with noun after ten and after hundred, חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:23(P), etc. — On these usages see, further, Köii. 217 ff. DaSynt. §§ 36 R. 3, 37 (d) Ges §§ 97, 134 and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT (1893).
3. מְאַת הַכֶּסֶף Neh 5:11 = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (GeiJüd. Zeitschr. viii. 1870, 227 Gr.)

BDB4490 H3967

BDB4489 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4491

מְאָיוֺת Kt see מֵאָה.

מַאֲכָל, מַאֲכֹ֫לַת, מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת see אבל.

[מַאֲמָץ, מַאֲמַצִּים] see אמץ.

[מַאֲמָר] see אָמַר.

BDB9647 H3967 H3969

BDB9646 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9648

מ

מְאָה noun feminine hundred (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳מ after noun enumerator, Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:22 (4 t. in verse), so ׳אַרְבַּע מ Ezra 6:17, וְעֶשְׂרִין ׳מ Dan 6:1, and dual מָאתַ֫וִן Ezra 6:17.

מאֹזַנְוָא see אזן. מֵאמַר see אמר.

hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …
mēʾâ
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • hundred
    • as simple number
      • "as part of larger number"as a fraction—one one-hundredth (1/100)

עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
Root word twenty, twentieth, twentys
Dictionary form: עֶשְׂרִים · es-REEM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: twenty
and twenty ×87 twenty ×87 and twentieth ×27 from twenty ×24 were twenty ×17 was twenty ×15 of twenty ×8 in the twenty ×4
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twenty — Standard cardinal number; use in most contexts.
twentieth — Ordinal form; use for dates, ranks, or sequence.
twenty-fold — Use when multiplying or expressing magnitude.
score — Literary/poetic register; one score equals twenty.

BDB6439 H6230 H6242

BDB6438 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6440

עֵ֫שֶׂק proper name, of a well in southwest Palestine Gen 26:20 (explanation as contention); — locality unknown, ᵐ5 Ἀδικία.

BDB6441 H6235 H6242

BDB6440 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6442

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה176 noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI33 עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkmNo. 11 b, l. 5, 6, עשרת and compounds HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —
1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.
2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
  a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
  b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
  c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.
3. rarely + other number:
  a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
  b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
  c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
  d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5A Hi Co and others

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BDB6444 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6446

עֶשְׂרִים315 noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר PräBAS i. 376; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:
1. without other number:
  a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
  b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
  c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
  d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
  e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.
2. + other number:
  a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
  b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
  c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
  d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
  e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:
1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.
2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
  b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

twenty, twentieth, twentys
ʿeśrîm
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • twenty, twentieth

וּ שְׁמֹנָֽה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁמֹנָֽה
Root word eight, eighteen, eighteenth, eighth
Dictionary form: שְׁמֹנֶה · sheh-moh-NEH

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and eight
and eight ×36 eight ×22 eighteen ×11 in the eighteenth ×4 now in the eighteenth ×3 the eighteenth ×3 to it had eight ×3 was eight ×3
More options
eight — Core cardinal number; most universally applicable context.
eighteen — Use when Hebrew combines שְׁמֹנֶה with עָשָׂר.
eighth — Ordinal form; use for sequence or rank contexts.
eighteenth — Ordinal of eighteen; dates, regnal years, lists.
eightfold — Multiplicative nuance; use only when quantity is intensified.

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שְׁמֹנֶה (less often שְׁמוֺנֶה), שְׁמֹנָה109 noun masculine and feminine eight (on ֶ֯ compare BaNB 20, 200 and (against him) PhilippiBAS ii. 364; Arabic , Sabean תֿמני(תׅ Homchr 47, 122 DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 369 f., 375; Aramaic תְּמָנֵי, תְּמַנְיָא, , ; Nabataean תמונא, Palmyrene תמניא, Lzb386; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician שמן Ethiopic on Assyrian equivalent see Dl§ 75); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) always absolute שְׁמֹנֶה Judg 3:8 + 40:t.; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שְׁמֹנָה 1Sam 17:12 + 34 t., construct שְׁמֹנַת Num 2:24 + 3 t. (cases of 8 + 10 = 18 are additional, see below); plural שְׁמֹנִים, 80, see below: —
1. without other number:
  a. שְׁמֹנֶה cardinal, before plural noun Judg 3:s 1Kgs 7:10 + 8 t.; before singular noun שָׁנָךְ 1Kgs 8:17 (Kt; Qr plural) 1Kgs 22:1 after plural noun Ezek 40:31 ordinal לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 24:12, ׳בִּשׁ שָׁנִים לְ 2Chr 34:3.
  b. שְׁמנָה cardinal, before plural noun 1Sam 17:12 + 3 t., + (noun omitted) Jer 14:15 + 2 t., also אֵלֶּה ׳שׁ Gen 22:23 these 8 and, as round number, Mic 5:4 7 and 8 (i.e. plenty); after plural noun Num 29:29; 2Chr 29:17 ordinal, לְ ׳בְּיוֺם שׁ v2Chr 29:17.
  c. feminine construct שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים Gen 17:12; Gen 21:4, חַבָּקָר ׳שׁ Num 7:8.
2. 8 + 10 = 8:
  a. with noun feminine שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, cardinal: before singular שָׁנָךְ Judg 3:14 + 2 t., אַמָּה 1Kgs 7:15 + 2 t.; after plural noun 1Chr 26:9; 2Chr 11:21 noun omitted Ezra 8:18; Neh 7:11 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת לְ ׳ע ׳שׁ 1Kgs 15:1 + 4 t.; שָׁנָח לְ ׳ע ׳בִּשׁ 2Kgs 22:3 + 2 t.; שָׁנָה לְ ׳ע ׳הַשָּׁנָה שׁ Jer 32:1.
  b. with noun masculine שְׁמֹנָח עָשָׂר cardinal: before singular אֶלֶף Judg 20:44 + 4 t. + Ps 60:2 (title), so read for ׳שְׁנֵים ע, compare 2Sam 8:13 = 1Chr 18:12 before plural Ezra 8:9 noun omitted Gen 14:14 ordinal, noun omitted 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:15 שְׁמֹנַת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף Judg 20:25.
3. with other numerals:
  a. שְׁמֹנֶח מֵאוֺת 2Sam 23:8 (so read also || 1Chr 11:11 Kit Benz, compare Th We Dr and others), + 16 t.
  b. שְׁמֹנָח אֶלֶף 1Chr 12:36 (35 van d. H.), 1Chr 23:3 שְׁמֹנִת אֲלָפִים Num 2:24 + 3 t.
  c. ׳שׁ, cardinal, after tens 1Sam 4:15 + 20 t.; before ten, only וְעֶשְׂרים בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת שָׁנָח לְ ׳שְׁלשִׁים וּשׁ 1Kgs 16:29; 2Kgs 15:8.

eight, eighteen, eighteenth, eighth
šĕmōne
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
  • eight, eighth
    • eight (as cardinal number)
      • "eighth (as ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת Zaqef Qatan — a strong break מֵאָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

אַנְשֵׁי עֲנָתוֹת מֵאָה עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃
23
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
Cross References

Isaiah 10:30

צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ בַּת-גַּלִּים הַקְשִׁיבִי לַיְשָׁה עֲנִיָּה עֲנָתֽוֹת׃
30
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

Joshua 21:18

אֶת-עֲנָתוֹת וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶת-עַלְמוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע׃
18
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

Jeremiah 1:1

דִּבְרֵי יִרְמְיָהוּ בֶּן-חִלְקִיָּהוּ מִן-הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִֽן׃
1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Nehemiah 7:27

אַנְשֵׁי עֲנָתוֹת מֵאָה עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃
27
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

Jeremiah 11:21

לָכֵן כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה עַל-אַנְשֵׁי עֲנָתוֹת הַֽמְבַקְשִׁים אֶֽת-נַפְשְׁךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא תִנָּבֵא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וְלֹא תָמוּת בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃
21
Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:
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