Numbers 1:39

פְּקֻֽדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֑ן שְׁנַ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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פְּקֻֽדֵי הֶ֖ם
פְּקֻֽדֵי
Root word numbered, visit, punish, visited, number, …
הֶ֖ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: פָּקַד · paw-KAHD

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, masculine plural, construct state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: those that were numbered
and those that were numbered ×18 those that were numbered ×17 numbered ×15 according to those that were numbered ×7 visit ×7 i will punish ×6 that were numbered ×6 visited ×5
More options
count — Best for census/muster contexts; clear and everyday.
visit — Retain for divine visitation; modernized from KJV 'visited'.
punish — Use when God or king enacts judgment on wrongdoers.
appoint — Fits administrative/leadership contexts; someone set over others.
muster — Military register sense; more precise than 'count' for troops.
attend to — Captures caring oversight nuance in pastoral or divine care.

BDB6734 H6485

BDB6733 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6735

פָּקַד303 verb attend to, visit, muster, appoint (Late Hebrew id., visit, enjoin; Phoenician פקד attend to, provide; Assyrian pa‡âdu = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic lose, miss; also (Dozy) give heed, attention, to; Ethiopic visit, muster, desire, need, etc.; Nabataean פקד command (Cook), so ᵑ7 פְּקַד Pa`el, Syriac , also visit); —

Qal234 Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳פ Exod 4:31 +; 1 singular פָּקַדְתִּי Exod 3:16 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְקֹד Gen 50:24 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּקֹד Num 3:15 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute פָּקֹד Gen 50:24 +; construct לִפְקֹד 2Sam 24:4 +, etc.; Participle active פֹּקֵד Exod 20:5 +; passive (הַ) פְּקֻדִים Exod 30:14 +, construct פְּקוּדֵי Num 31:14 +, etc.; —
A. 1. a. pay attention to, observe (with care, practical interest), of ׳י with accusative of person + of thing Exod 3:16 (J), with accusative of person Exod 4:31 (J; || רָאָה), Ps 8:5 (with providence, compare פְּקֻדָּה Job 10:12 || זָכַר); with accusative of thing 1Sam 15:2; Ps 80:15 (|| הִבִּיט, רָאָה), Lam 4:22 (|| גִּלָּה עַל), יִוְכֹּר עֲוֺנָם וְיִפְקֹד חַטאֹתָם Hos 8:13 = Hos 9:9 = Jer 14:10; 1Sam 17:18 observe thy brothers as to well-being (לְשָׁלוֺם; i.e. see how they fare).
  b. attend to, in act, see to, with accusative of person 2Kgs 9:34 accusative of sheep Jer 23:2 (in figurative); compare Zech 10:3 b Zech 11:16.
  c. seek (with interest, desire), seek ׳י Isa 26:16 in bad sense, look about for Ezek 23:21. Hence
  d. seek in vain, need, miss, lack (compare Niph`al, and Arabic Ethiopic above), with accusative of person 1Sam 20:6; Isa 34:16, of thing 1Sam 25:15; Jer 3:16.
2. specifically visit, with accusative, for different purposes: with (ב) a present Judg 15:1 especially of ׳י, visit graciously Gen 21:1; Gen 50:24; Gen 50:25 = Exod 13:19 (all E), Isa 23:17; Jer 15:15 (|| זָכַר), Jer 27:22; Jer 29:10; Ps 65:10 +; בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 106:4 (|| זָכַר); visit to search, test, accusative of person Job 7:18 (|| כָּחַן), Ps 17:3 (|| id.; object omitted), absolute Job 31:14 to punish Jer 6:15; Jer 49:8; Jer 50:31; Ps 59:6 accusative of person omitted Exod 32:34 a Isa 26:14, with עַל of thing (of sin) Jer 5:9; Jer 5:29; Jer 9:8 (here + ב person); accusative of thing Ps 89:33 absolute, of ׳י's anger Job 35:15.
3. with עַל person, visit upon, ׳י subject, + accusative of thing (of sin) Amos 3:2; Amos 3:14; Hos 1:4; Hos 2:15; Exod 20:5; Exod 34:7; Deut 5:9 + 10 t.; accusative of thing omitted, = punish Isa 10:12; Jer 9:24; Jer 11:22; Jer 13:21 + 10 t. Jeremiah, + 8 t.; + כ of thing Hos 12:3; Jer 21:14 + clause of sin Hos 4:14 with אֶל person Jer 50:18 (twice in verse), אֶל + עַל Jer 46:18 indefinite subject with עַל of vineyard = injure Isa 27:3.
4. pass in review, muster (nearly = number), with accusative, 1Sam 11:8; 1Sam 13:15; 2Sam 24:2; 2Sam 24:4 + 11 t. + Num 1:3; Num 1:19; Num 1:44; Num 1:49 + 16 t. Numbers (P); accusative omitted 1Sam 14:17 (twice in verse); Num 3:42 object נָוֶה Job 5:24 especially passive participle, persons or things mustered (numbered), Exod 30:12; Exod 30:13; Exod 30:14; Exod 38:25; Exod 38:26; Num 1:21; Num 1:22 + 67 t. Numbers; + 1Chr 23:24. B. appoint:
1. with accusative of person + אִתָּם Gen 40:4, + עַל person over whom Jer 15:3; Jer 51:27; Num 27:16, + אֶל (for עַל) Jer 49:19 = Jer 50:44 with accusative of person alone Num 3:10, + בְּראֹשׁ הָעָם Deut 20:9 passive participle plural appointed ones, officers, of (fighting) host Num 31:14; Num 31:48; 2Kgs 11:15; 2Chr 23:14.
2. with accusative of thing, appoint, assign, + עַל person to whom, Num 4:27 (on text see Di); with accusative of thing only, vNum 4:32 compare Job 34:13; Job 36:23 lay upon (עַל person) as a charge, Zeph 3:7 (reading מֵעֵינֶיהָ, ᵐ5 We Now, for מְעוֺנָהּ); + infinitive 2Chr 36:23 = Ezra 1:2 = deposit, with accusative of thing + ב location, 2Kgs 5:24 (compare פִּקָּדוֺן). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִפְקַד 1Sam 25:7 +; 2 masculine singular וְנִפְקַדְתָּ֫ 1Sam 20:18 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפָּקֵד v1Sam 20:18 +, etc.; Infinitive הִפָּקֵד absolute 1Kgs 20:39 construct Judg 21:3 —
1. be (sought, i.e. needed) missed, lacking 1Sam 20:18 + v1Sam 20:19 (ᵐ5, for ᵑ0 תֵּרֵד, We Dr and others), 1Sam 25:7; 1Kgs 20:39 (+ infinitive absolute), 2Kgs 10:19 (twice in verse); Jer 23:4 (Gr Gie conjecture יִפְחָ֖דוּ), + מִן particle Judg 21:3; 1Sam 25:21; 2Sam 2:30; Num 31:49 of seat 1Sam 20:18, place v1Sam 20:25 v1Sam 20:27 (i.e. be empty).
2. be visited (graciously) Ezek 38:8; Isa 24:22, compare Isa 29:6 (ב accompare; see Di).
3. be visited upon, עַל person, Num 16:29 (subject פְּקֻדָּה); רָ֑ע ׳בַּל יִפּ Prov 19:23 evil shall not be visited (that is, upon him; read perhaps שׂבֵר עָלָיו for שָׂבֵעַ יָלִין see Toy).
4. be appointed Neh 7:1, + עַל Neh 12:44. Pi`el (intensive) muster a host, Participle מְפַקֵּד Isa 13:4 (of ׳י). Pu`al be passed in review, Perfect 3 masculine singular פֻּקַּד Exod 38:21 be caused to miss, deprived of, 1 singular פֻּקַּדְתִּי Isa 38:10 with accusative of thing,
**sense dubious, Ges am (shall be) missed for; Hi Di De CheComm. am punished, mulcted of. Hithpa`el be mustered, Perfect 3 plural הִתְפָּֽקְדוּ Judg 20:15; Judg 20:17 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּתְפָּקֵד Judg 21:9 3 masculine plural Judg 20:15 (on form see Ges«GKC:54l»§ 54l). Hothpa`al id., Perfect 3 plural הָתְפָּֽקְדוּ 1Kgs 20:27; Num 1:47; Num 2:33; Num 26:62 (Gesl.c.). Hiph`il29 Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְקִיד Gen 39:5 +, 2 masculine singular suffix הִפְקַדְתּוֺ 1Sam 29:4, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַפְקִיד Isa 10:28, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַפְקֵד Num 1:50; Ps 109:6, etc.; —
1. with accusative of person, set (over), make overseer; 2Kgs 25:23 + עַל Gen 39:4; Jer 1:10; Num 1:50 + 8 t., figurative, acc, of punishment, Lev 26:16 + ב Jer 40:5 +3 t.; + ב and על Gen 39:5 + ל 1Kgs 11:28 + אֲשֶׁר שָׁם 1Sam 29:4 where thou hast stationed him, insert also v1Sam 29:10 ᵐ5 The We Dr and others; + אִתּוֺ Jer 40:7, compare Jer 41:10.
2. with accusative of thing (implicit),
  a. commit, entrust (compare פִּקָּדוֺן), ׳עַליַֿד פ 1Kgs 14:27 = 2Chr 12:10 with accusative רוּחִי + בְּיָָֽדְךָ Ps 31:6.
  b. deposit, with accusative of thing + ב location Jer 36:20, + ל location Isa 10:28 accusative of person (Jeremiah as prisoner) + ב location Jer 37:21.
Hoph`al 1. be visited in punishment, Perfect 3 masculine singular הָפְקַד Jer 6:6 (impersonal; but ᵐ5 ψευδής read הַשֶּׁקֶר JDMich, הַפֶּרֶק Gie).
2. be deposited, אִתּוֺ Lev 5:23 (subject הַפִּקָּדוֺן).
3. be made overseer, Participle (הַ)מֻפְקָדִים, with בֵּית 2Kgs 22:9; 2Kgs 12:12 Qr (Kt הפקדים); ׳בְּבֵית י 2Kgs 22:5 (Qr strike out ב), 2Chr 34:10 with עַל person 2Chr 34:12 absolute v2Chr 34:17.

BDB6736 H6485

BDB6735 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6737

[פְּקוּדִים noun plural [masculine] abstract musterings i.e. expenses; — construct פְּקוּדֵי Exod 38:21 (see Di).

numbered, visit, punish, visited, number, …
pāqad
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
  • (v) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for
    • (Qal)
      • to pay attention to, observe
        • "to attend to"to seek, look about for"to seek in vain, need, miss, lack"to visit"to visit upon, punish"to pass in review, muster, number"to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit
      (Niphal)
      • to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking
        • "to be visited"to be visited upon"to be appointed"to be watched over
      (Piel) to muster, call up"(Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account"(Hiphil)
      • to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer
        • "to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit
      (Hophal)
      • to be visited
        • "to be deposited"to be made overseer, be entrusted
      (Hithpael) numbered"(Hothpael) numbered
    (n m pl abstr) musterings, expenses

לְ מַטֵּ֣ה
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
מַטֵּ֣ה
Root word tribe, rod, tribes, staff, rods, …
Dictionary form: מַטֶּה · maht-TEH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of them even of the tribe
of the tribe ×59 and out of the tribe ×27 tribe ×17 of the tribes ×12 of them even of the tribe ×12 out of the tribe ×10 the rod ×8 rod ×7
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tribe — Best for the social/political grouping sense
clan — Useful when emphasizing kinship over political structure
staff — For a walking stick or symbol of authority
rod — Prefer for discipline, judgment, or miraculous use
scepter — When the rod signals royal or divine authority
stick — Neutral, everyday object with no special connotation

BDB5156 H4294

BDB5155 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5157

מַטֶּה251 noun masculineExod 4:17 (feminine Mic 6:9 according to ᵑ0, but dubious, see below)

1. staff, rod, shaft.
2. branch.
3. tribe (Eccl 48:2 staff, Eccl 45:6; Eccl 45:25 tribe); — absolute ׳מ Gen 38:25 +; construct מַטַּה Exod 4:20 +; suffix מַטְּךָ Gen 38:18 + 5 t., מַטֶּ֑ךָ Exod 8:1, מַטֵּ֫הוּ Isa 10:24 + 10 t.; plural מַטּוֺת 1Kgs 8:1 +, etc.; suffix מַטּוֺחָם Exod 7:12; Num 17:21 also מַטָּיו Hab 3:14 (but read מַטֶּיךָ or — Gr — מַטֹּתֶיךָ); —
1. (compare מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט) staff of traveller Gen 38:18; Gen 38:25 (J); in general Isa 10:15 (simile; || שֵׁבֶט); from staff as support comes figurative מַטֵּהלֶֿחֶם staff of bread (food supply) Ezek 4:16; Ezek 5:16; Ezek 14:13; Lev 26:26; Ps 105:16 of staff or rod, Moses as shepherd Exod 4:2; Exod 4:4; Exod 7:15 (J), Exod 4:17; Exod 7:17; Exod 7:20; Exod 9:23; Exod 10:13; Exod 17:5 (all E); compare also Isa 10:26; Exod 14:16; Num 20:8; Num 20:9; Num 20:11 (all P); called הָאֱלֹהִים ׳מ Exod 4:20; Exod 17:9 (both E), because of miraculous power connected with it; compare mirac. rod of Aaron Exod 7:9; Exod 7:10; Exod 7:12; Exod 7:19; Exod 8:1; Exod 8:12; Exod 8:13 (all P), and of Egyptian magicians Exod 7:12 (twice in verse) (P); compare Aaron's rod that budded Num 17:18; Num 17:21; Num 17:23; Num 17:25 (compare RSSemitic i. 180; 2d ed. 197); carried even by warrior 1Sam 14:27; 1Sam 14:43 מַטֵּה שִׁכְמוֺ Isa 9:3 i.e. rod that strikes his shoulder, task-master's rod (|| שֵׁבֶט הַנֹּגֵשׂ בּוֺ), compare Isa 10:5 and vIsa 10:24; Isa 14:5 (|| שֵׁבֶט), all figurative of oppression; מַטֵּה מוּסָדָה Isa 30:32 appointed rod (of punishment); compare ׳מ Ezek 7:10; Ezek 7:11 (but text obscure, Co — q. v. — sceptre), also Mic 6:9 according to ᵑ0, but see below 3; used in beating out (חבט) fennel Isa 28:27 staff as badge of leader or ruler מַטֵּהעֹֿז Jer 48:17 (|| מַקֵּל), compare Ps 110:2 so Num 17:17 (4 t. in verse) + 10 t. Num 17 apparently shafts, i.e. arrows or spears, Hab 3:9; Hab 3:14 (compare Now Da GASm).
2. branch of vine Ezek 19:11; Ezek 19:12; Ezek 19:14 (twice in verse).
3. tribe (183 t.), originally company led by chief with staff: specifically of tribes of Israel in both singular and plural, 1Kgs 7:14; 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2; Exod 31:2 + 5 t. Exodus; Lev 24:11; Num 1:4 + 89 t. Numbers; Josh 7:1 + 56 t. Joshua (all P); 1Chr 6:45 + 21 t. 1Chr 6; 1Chr 12:31 probably also Mic 6:9 (vocative; so ᵐ5 We Now GASm). — compare שֵׁבֶט, and on relation of these two words for tribe Hebrew usage DrJPhoenician xi. (1882), 213 f.

tribe, rod, tribes, staff, rods, …
maṭṭe
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g., bread)
  • staff, branch, tribe
    • staff, rod, shaft
      • "branch (of vine)"tribe
      • company led by chief with staff (originally)

דָ֑ן
דָ֑ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of dan")
Dictionary form: דָּן · dawn

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of dan
of dan ×37 dan ×16 from dan ×8 and dan ×2 and of dan ×1 did dan ×1 he in dan ×1 o dan ×1
More options
Dan — Standard proper name; use in most narrative contexts.
the tribe of Dan — Clarifies tribal identity when context is ambiguous.
the territory of Dan — Prefer when referring to the geographic region.
Dan's portion — Use when discussing allotted land or inheritance.

BDB1918 H1835 H1842

BDB1917 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1919

דָּן proper name, masculine (judge) —

1. son of Jacob and Bilhah Gen 30:6; Gen 35:25; Exod 1:4; Josh 19:47; Judg 18:29; 1Chr 2:2.
2. the tribe of Dan, מַטֵּה דָן Exod 31:6; Exod 35:34; Exod 38:23; Lev 24:11; Num 1:39; Num 13:12; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:23 (all P); בְּנֵי דָן Gen 46:23; Num 1:38; Num 2:25; Num 7:66; Num 10:25; Num 26:42; Num 34:22; Josh 19:40; Josh 19:47 (twice in verse); Josh 19:48 (all P) Judg 1:34; Judg 18:2; Judg 18:16; Judg 18:22; Judg 18:23; Judg 18:25; Judg 18:26; Judg 18:30 מַחֲנֵה דָן Num 2:25; Num 2:31 (P) — on Judg 13:25; Judg 18:12 see מַחֲנֶה; מִשְׁפְּחֹת דָּן Num 26:42 (P); דָּן alone in poetry Gen 49:16; Gen 49:17; Deut 33:22 (twice in verse); Judg 5:17, elsewhere Num 1:12 (P) Deut 27:13; 1Chr 27:22; 2Chr 2:13; Ezek 48:1; Ezek 48:2; Ezek 48:32.
3. a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan, originally לַיִשׁ Judg 18:29 (compare vJudg 18:7); = לֶשֶׁם Josh 19:47 captured by a colony of Danites; named Dan, and made a sacred place with rites of worship that lasted until the exile (Judg 18:30); = Tell el Kâdî, RobBR iii. 351, 358 BdPa1 265. This place is frequently referred to: Gen 14:14; Deut 34:1; 1Kgs 12:29; 1Kgs 12:30; 1Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 10:29; 2Chr 16:4; Jer 4:15; Jer 8:16; Amos 8:14 read also וּבְדָן for וְכֵן 2Sam 20:18 ᵐ5 Ew We compare Dr; and see the phrase מִדָּן וְעַדבְּֿאֵר שֶׁבַע Judg 20:1; 1Sam 3:20; 2Sam 3:10; 2Sam 17:11; 2Sam 24:2; 2Sam 24:15; 1Kgs 5:5 given by Chronicles מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְעַדדָּֿן 1Chr 21:2; 2Chr 30:5. (Ezek 27:19 see ודן.)

Note. — דָּ֫נָה יַעַן 2Sam 24:6. As no such place is known, the text is usually regarded as corrupt, and, ᵐ5 being uncertain, is variously changed: (1) דָּ֫נָה יַעַר to Dan in the wood, Thes after ᵑ9 silvestria. (2) (וַיָּסֹבּוּ) דָּ֫נָה וְעִיּוֺן to Dan and Ijon Klo (compare 1Kgs 15:20). (3) (סָֽבֲבוּ) דָּן וּמִדָּן We Dr compare ᵐ5.

BDB772 H3120 H1835

BDB771 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB773

ארנבן proper name, of a location whence wine, so Co Ezek 27:19 for ᵑ0 וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrian wine of Aranabanim.

dan
dān
a judge
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
  • the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
    • "the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob"(n pr loc) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine

שְׁנַ֧יִם
שְׁנַ֧יִם
Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and two
two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15
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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.
both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.
a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.
double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.
twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.
twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

BDB8885 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8887

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges«GKC:97b»§ 97b note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1. no other number:
  a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RSSemitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges«GKC:134e»§ 134e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges«GKC:135o»§ 135o) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
  b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.
2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.
3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Köii. 1. 215 ff. Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
šĕnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
  • two
    • two (the cardinal number)
      • two, both, double, twice
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

וְ שִׁשִּׁ֛ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שִׁשִּׁ֛ים
Root word threescore, sixty
Dictionary form: שִׁשִּׁים · shish-SHEEM

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

In the KJV here: were threescore
and threescore ×19 threescore ×11 sixty ×7 was threescore ×4 sixty and ×3 were threescore ×3 of them threescore ×2 of them were threescore ×2
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sixty — Standard modern cardinal number; universally preferred.
sixty-fold — Use when expressing multiplication or ratio contexts.
sixtieth — Use as ordinal form when indicating position or rank.
six dozen — Informal register; highlights grouping of twelve.

BDB8490 H8346

BDB8489 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8491

שִׁשִּׁים59 noun indeclinable sixty; — before singular noun: city Deut 3:4 + 4 t., cubit 1Kgs 6:2; Ezek 40:14, man 2Kgs 25:19 = Jer 52:25, day Lev 12:5, etc.; plural noun בָּנוֺת 2Chr 11:21, compare Song 3:7 after plural noun Num 7:88 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 3:3; 2Chr 11:21 +; שִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף 2Chr 12:3 +; ׳שׁ following units Gen 5:15 + 12 t.; ׳שׁ precedes unit Isa 7:8 + 12 t.; ׳שׁ following 100 (1000) Ezra 8:10 + 11 t.; precedes Gen 5:18 = 8 t.

threescore, sixty
šiššîm
sixty
  • sixty, three score

אֶ֖לֶף
אֶ֖לֶף
Root word thousand, thousands, hundred, two
Dictionary form: אֶלֶף · eh-LEP

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

In the KJV here: thousand
thousand ×332 a thousand ×56 two thousand ×18 of thousands ×13 and a thousand ×9 over thousands ×6 and two thousand ×5 of the thousands ×4
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thousand — Standard modern rendering; suits most contexts.
thousands — Use for plural forms or large collective quantities.
unit of a thousand — Clarifies exact numeric sense in technical passages.
contingent — Military/tribal subdivision; prefer in census or battle lists.
clan — Social unit sense; fits tribal-organization contexts.
troop — Informal military grouping; vivid in narrative battle scenes.

BDB504 H503 H505

BDB503 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB505

II. אֶ֫לֶף noun masculineJudg 6:15 thousand (אלף MI, SI, Sabean DHMZMG 1875, 615; Arabic , Aramaic , אֲלַף, אלפיא) — ׳) א׳(אָ֑ Gen 20:16 +; suffix אַלְפִּי Judg 6:15 dual אַלְפַּיִם Num 4:36 +; plural אֲלָפִים Exod 18:21 +; construct אַלְפֵי Exod 32:28 +; אֲלָפֶיךָ Deut 7:13 + 2 t.; אֲלָפָיו Qr 1Sam 18:7 + 2 t. (Kt פֿו) — a thousand.

1. numeral:
  a. used with noun alone; mostly before noun Num 35:4; Josh 7:3; Neh 3:13; 1Chr 18:4 +; after noun (late) 1Chr 12:35 + 6 t. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah; בָּאַפָּה ׳א Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); Ezek 47:3 (strike out Co); the noun always plural when preceding, sometimes when following, 1Sam 25:2; 1Kgs 3:4; 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8; 2Chr 30:24; Ps 90:4; Job 42:12; Eccl 6:6 elsewhere singular אישׁ Judg 9:49; Judg 15:15; Judg 15:16; Josh 7:3 +; אַמָּה Num 35:4 + (so SI); דּוֺר Deut 7:9 +, compare 1Chr 18:4; 1Chr 19:6; 2Kgs 15:19; Job 42:12; Song 4:4; Isa 7:23, noun sometimes collective; ׳א plural construct Mic 6:7; Ps 119:72; Gen 24:60 noun not expressed (or not fully) Gen 20:16; Num 31:5; Num 31:6 +; distributive אֶלֶף ֗֗֗ אֶלֶף Num 31:4 multiplicative Deut 1:11 פְּעָמִים ׳א; indefinite for great number (plural) Exod 20:6; Exod 34:7; Deut 5:10; Jer 32:18, (singular) Deut 32:30; Eccl 6:6 +.
  b. ׳א + other number usually precedes it Exod 38:25 + often; but following רִבּוֺא Ezra 2:64 + 2 t.; it follows also smaller number Num 3:50; 1Kgs 5:12 (so SI); the noun following in singular Exod 28:25 + 8 t.; plural 2Sam 8:4 + 2 t.; noun precedes, in plural (late) Dan 12:12 + 2 t.; noun not expressed Exod 38:28 + often
  c. ׳א X other number always following Exod 12:37 +; usual order is no. X ׳א + additional no. (if any) + noun (if expressed) Num 31:52; Judg 20:35 compare Exod 12:37; 2Kgs 3:4 (twice in verse) +; less often noun + no. X ׳א Num 31:33; 1Kgs 8:63 +; (other combinations see Exod 38:26; Num 26:51; Num 31:32; Ezek 48:30; 1Chr 29:7 etc.); ׳א usually singular Num 11:21 +; except after units, where plural absolute Num 1:46; Judg 20:34 + (so MI); seldom plural construct Exod 32:28; Judg 4:10; Job 1:3 (twice in verse); (noun mostly singular when following Judg 4:10; 1Kgs 12:21+, yet plural Josh 4:13; 1Sam 13:5 +; when preceding it is plural 1Chr 5:21 +, or collective Num 31:33; 1Sam 25:2; 1Kgs 8:63; 2Chr 7:5 +); אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים 1Chr 21:5; 1Chr 22:14; 2Chr 14:8 אַלְפֵי שִׁנְאָן Ps 68:18, compare שִׁנְאָן; בְּהַרֲרֵי אָ֑לֶף Ps 50:10, read אֵל compare Ps 36:7, Ol Bi Che; yet see Hup De. —

Note. 10,000 = עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים etc. Judg 1:4; Judg 3:29; 1Kgs 5:28; 1Chr 29:7 +; less often רִבּוֺ, רְבָבָה etc. q. v.
2. a thousand, a company of 1000 men, as united under one superior, or leader, hence ׳(שָׂרֵי) שַׂר א Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 compare Num 31:14 +; compare יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳רָאשֵׁי א Num 1:16; Num 10:4; Josh 22:21; Josh 22:30 & see below; compare also 1Sam 29:2 especially family, etc. Judg 6:15; 1Sam 10:19 (|| שֵׁבֶט & compare מִשְׁפַּחַת v1Sam 10:21); compare Mic 5:2 — Num 10:36 (רִבְבוֺת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) Num 31:5; Josh 22:14; 1Sam 23:23 apparently shew transition to this technical use. **[אָלַף] verb denominative Hiph`il Ps 144:13 מַאֲלִיפוֺת producing thousands (subject צאֹן).

BDB9305 H505 H506

BDB9304 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9306

אֲלַ֑ף noun masculine 1,000 (= Biblical Hebrew II. אֶ֫לֶף); — absolute ׳א (noun person precedes) Dan 5:1 noun omitted, emphatic אַלְפָּא vDan 5:1 the thousand (just mentioned); construct + plural absolute אֶ֫לֶף אֲלָפִ֯ים Dan 7:10 a thousand thousands (< Qr אַלְפִין K§ 51, 2).

thousand, thousands, hundred, two
ʾelep
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • a thousand
    • as numeral
    a thousand, company
    • as a company of men under one leader, troops

וּ שְׁבַ֥ע
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁבַ֥ע
Root word seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …
Dictionary form: שֶׁבַע · sheh-BA

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

In the KJV here: and seven
seven ×178 and seven ×67 the seven ×13 of seven ×6 in the seven ×5 throughout the seven ×5 and seventh ×4 in the seventh ×4
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seven — Core cardinal number; broadly useful in nearly all contexts.
sevenfold — Use when multiplying or intensifying by a factor of seven.
seventh — Ordinal form; use for position or sequence (e.g., seventh day).
seventeen — Use when combined with ten in compound numbers.
seventeenth — Ordinal of seventeen; use for dates or sequential positions.
week — Rare; captures 'sevens' as a unit of seven days or years.

BDB8424 H7651

BDB8423 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8425

I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה394 noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI16 שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (DlGr. § 65, 6; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע HomChr 47, 124, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare LagBN 37 f.); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 + 115 t.; construct שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 + 47 t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1Kgs 14:21 feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 + 100 t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 + 120 t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sam 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:
1. without other number:
  a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Gen 21:28 (J), Judg 16:13; Isa 4:1 + 80 t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Gen 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2Sam 24:13a, compare vb, c, also ᵐ5 and || 1Chr 21:12 so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 33:3 (J), Lev 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 6:6 after noun Ezek 40:20; Ezek 40:26 noun omitted Job 5:19; Prov 6:16, + (= ׳פְּעָמִים שׁ) Lev 26:18; Lev 26:21; Lev 26:24; Lev 26:28 (H), Ps 119:64; Prov 24:16
  b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Num 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zech 4:2 after noun Gen 7:4 (J), Exod 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1Sam 2:5 + 9 t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Gen 7:2; Gen 7:3 (J); as predicate Gen 46:25 (P),
  c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Num 23:4 (E), Num 8:2 (P), Ezek 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezek 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
  d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeut 15:2; 2Kgs 12:2 + 3 t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezek 30:20, compare Ezek 45:20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Gen 7:10 (J), 1Chr 9:25
2. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years Gen 37:2 + 3 t. + 1Kgs 14:21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 22:52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 16:1.
  b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1Chr 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Neh 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Gen 7:11; Gen 8:4 unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jer 32:9 7 shekels and 10 the silver
3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judg 8:26 + 39 t. (but Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).
4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1Kgs 20:30 + 2 t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1Kgs 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 + 50 x 1000 Num 1:31; Num 2:8; Num 2:31.
5. ׳שׁ + other number:
  a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Judg 8:14 also (= ordinal number) Ezek 29:17 + 2 t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2Kgs 13:10, compare 2Kgs 15:1 (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Neh 7:1:[72]; Neh 7:71 (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1Kgs 16:10; 1Kgs 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Gen 23:1; Gen 23:25 (both P), etc.
  b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Gen 8:14; Exod 6:16; Exod 6:20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Gen 5:7; Gen 11:21; Gen 47:28, compare Gen 5:25; Gen 5:31.
  c. 1000 + 17 Ezra 2:39 = Neh 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Gen 21:28ff. (J), Exod 37:23; Lev 4:6; Lev 4:17; Lev 8:11; Lev 14:27 + (P); as round number Gen 4:24 (song in J), Gen 29:18ff; Gen 31:23; Gen 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Gen 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare WklTelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246 NeMar,11 f.; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially KöHast. DB NUMBER, 562 f., 565.

BDB8428 H7651 H7658

BDB8427 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8429

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most.

BDB9929 H7655 H7651

BDB9928 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9930

[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע); — absolute ׳שׁ before noun masculine plural Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 construct שֶׁבְעַת before noun masculine pluralEzra Dan 7:14 חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Dan 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד, √ אחד.

seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …
šebaʿ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
  • seven (cardinal number)
    • as ordinal number
      • "in combination—17, 700, etc.

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

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

In the KJV here: 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.)

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מְאָיוֺת Kt see מֵאָה.

מַאֲכָל, מַאֲכֹ֫לַת, מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת see אבל.

[מַאֲמָץ, מַאֲמַצִּים] see אמץ.

[מַאֲמָר] see אָמַר.

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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)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
פְּקֻֽדֵיהֶ֖ם Tipeha — a lesser break לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֑ן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here שְׁנַ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים Tevir — a lesser break אֶ֖לֶף Tipeha — a lesser break וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת Silluq — end of the verse

פְּקֻֽדֵיהֶם לְמַטֵּה דָן שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת׃
39
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Cross References

Numbers 26:43

כָּל-מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַשּֽׁוּחָמִי לִפְקֻֽדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת׃
43
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:26

וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻֽדֵיהֶם שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת׃
26
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Numbers 1:38
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