Numbers 26:22

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה לִפְקֻֽדֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: אֵלֶּה · ale-LEH

Noun — Common, plural plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: these
these ×407 and these ×70 of these ×31 those ×26 are these ×21 now these ×21 these things ×7 in these ×6
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these — Most common modern rendering; use for nearby or just-listed items.
those — Use when referencing items more distant in context.
these things — Adds slight emphasis when referencing a list or concepts.
such — Use when אֵלֶּה has a qualitative or categorical sense.
the following — Useful when introducing an enumerated list ahead.

BDB424 H428

BDB423 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB425

אֵ֫לֶּה ( Rabb אֵלּוּ, Aramaic אִלֵּין, & compd. with and in , ) pronoun plural masculine & feminine these, in usage the plural of זֶה.
  a. Gen 2:4 & often: in apposition to a substantive with a pronominal suffix (always without the article) Exod 9:14 (read with Hi. אֵלֶּה בְּךָ for אֶללִֿבְּךָ) Exod 10:1 אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה these my signs, Exod 11:8; Deut 11:18; 1Kgs 8:59; 1Kgs 10:8; 1Kgs 22:23; 2Kgs 1:13; Jer 31:21; Ezra 2:65; Neh 6:14 in the genitive 2Kgs 6:20; Isa 47:9; Deut 18:12; Ps 15:5 and after כל Gen 14:3 + often Standing alone in a neuter sense, these things (rare in best prose, & not very common in poetry), with עָשָׂה Deut 18:12; Deut 22:5; Deut 25:16; 2Sam 23:17; 2Sam 23:22; Ps 15:5 +; with other verbs Ezra 9:1; Isa 44:21; Isa 47:7; Jer 13:22; Hos 14:10; Ps 42:5; Ps 50:21; Ps 107:43; Job 8:2 with אֶתֿ Num 15:13; Isa 48:14 with כָּלֿ Judg 13:23; Isa 66:2 +; see also some of the cases with prepositions below
  d. אלה may point indifferently to what follows, Gen 6:9; Gen 10:1; Gen 25:7; Gen 25:12; Gen 25:13; Ps 42:5 or to what has preceded, Gen 9:19; Gen 10:20; Gen 10:31; Gen 10:32; Gen 25:4; Lev 21:14; Lev 22:22; Ps 15:5 = such as these (τοιαῦτα), Ps 73:12; Job 18:21.
  b. repeated, אלהו֗֗֗אלה, these . . . those Deut 27:13; Josh 8:22; Isa 49:12 (3 t.) Ps 20:8 +.
  c. with the art. (but only after a substantive determined likewise by the article) הָאֵלֶּה Gen 15:1 + often.

**in Josh 17:9 עָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, read הֶעָרִים, compare Josh 17:12; Josh 19:8; Josh 19:16; Josh 19:31; Josh 19:48, etc.
  d. with prepositions: בְּאֵלֶּה Lev 25:54; Lev 26:23; 1Kgs 22:11 (7 t.), בָּאֵלֶּה 1Sam 16:10; 1Sam 17:39 לְאֵלֶּה Lev 11:24 (4 t), לָאֵלֶּה 1Kgs 22:17 (5 t.); מֵאֵלֶּה Gen 9:19 (16 t.); עַד אֵלֶּה Lev 26:18 עַלאֵֿלֶּה on account of these things Isa 57:6; Isa 64:11; Jer 5:9 and elsewhere; כְּאֵלֶּה Job 16:2; Jer 10:16 = Jer 51:19, כָּאֵלֶּה Gen 27:46; Lev 10:19 (things like these, so Isa 66:8; Jer 18:13) Num 28:24 P (compare Ezek 45:25) 2Kgs 25:17 = Jer 52:22, כְּמוֺאֵֿלֶּה Job 12:3.

BDB9303 H459 H1836 H428

BDB9302 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9304

אִלֵּין (אִלֵּן Dan 2:44; Dan 6:7) demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דְּנָה, q. v.: Palmyrene אלן (Lzb264 Eph. i. 343, 345 Cooke26); ᵑ7 אילין; Mandean עלין (NöM 89 f.); Talmud (with emphatic hâ prefixed, WCG:109) הָאִלֵּין: see further below Biblical Hebrew אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke26); — these, only Daniel: Dan 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּלֿ, נִלֵּין, vDan 2:44 כָּלאִֿלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, Dan 6:3 אֲחַדְֵַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v.Dan 6:7), Dan 7:17 אִלֵּיץ חֵיוָתָא.

these, those, things, this, them, …
ʾēlle
these or those
  • these
    • used before antecedent
      • "used following antecedent

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Are the families")
Dictionary form: מִשְׁפָּחָה · mish-paw-HAW

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

In the KJV here: are the families
the family ×73 after their families ×38 according to their families ×25 are the families ×21 of the families ×16 by their families ×15 the families ×14 family ×8
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family — Most common, broadly applicable in any context.
clan — Preferred for tribal/kinship groups larger than household.
kinship group — Precise in anthropological or technical passages.
lineage — Emphasizes descent and hereditary connection.
household — Use when domestic or residential unit is in view.
people — Loose rendering; suits lists of ethnic or national groups.

BDB8954 H4940

BDB8953 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8955

מִשְׁפָּחָה: 303 noun feminine clan (RSSemitic 1. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K 149, 2nd ed. 175 BaNB § 161 a); — absolute ׳מ Amos 3:1 +; construct מִשְׁפַּ֫חַת Judg 9:1 +; suffix מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי Gen 24:38 +, etc.; plural מִשְׁפָּחוֺת Nah 3:4 +; construct מִשְׁפְּחוֺת Amos 3:2 +; suffix מִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם Gen 8:19 + 2 t., usually תָם- Num 1:18 + 84 t., etc.; —

1. clan:
  a. family connection of individual Gen 24:38 (+ בֵּיתאָֿבִי), vGen 24:40 ( + id.), vGen 24:41 (all J; = מוֺלַדְתִּי vGen 24:4), 2Sam 14:7, united in sacrifice 1Sam 20:6; 1Sam 20:29, in passover Exod 12:21 (J E; compare BenzEncy.Bib. PASSOVER, §§ 9, 12); compare Lev 20:5 (H), Lev 25:10; Lev 25:41 (P), vLev 25:49 (P; defined as מִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֺ), non-Hebrew vLev 25:47 (H), vLev 25:45(P), Judg 1:25 מִשְׁפְּחוֺתֶיהָ Josh 6:23 (E or R) is unintelligible, probably strike out (compare Steuern Holz; בֵּית אָבִיהָ in vJosh 6:25 [J]), compare Num 27:4; Num 27:11 (P); בֵּית אֲבִי אִמּוֺ ׳מ Judg 9:1 clan of his mother's father-house; including individuals, and included by שֵׁבֶט 1Sam 9:21 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:21 with specific name, in series גֶבֶר, בַּיִת, ׳מ, שֵׁבֶט Josh 7:14 (twice in verse); Josh 7:17 b, c (all J; vJosh 7:17 a read plural Di Benn, or שֵׁבֶט GFMJudg 13:2; Steuern allows either); compare Deut 29:17; Judg 21:24, ׳אָבִי בְּיִשׂ ׳מ 1Sam 1:18 (+ חַיַּי, see II [חַי]; בֵּיתשָֿׁאוּל ׳אִישׁמִ֗֗֗מּ 2Sam 16:5 with name also Ruth 2:1; Ruth 2:3 and (non-Israel) Job 32:2.
  b. in loose, popular sense= tribe, Judg 13:2; Judg 17:7; Judg 18:19, compare vJudg 18:2 (|| שֵׁבֶט vJudg 18:1), vJudg 18:11 (yet in these two read possibly plural, see GFM).
  c. techn. divisions of people of Israel Num 11:10 (J) Jer 2:4; Jer 31:1 compare Jer 3:14; Num 1:2; Num 1:18; Num 2:34; Num 33:54 (all P), so (post-exilic) Neh 4:7: Esth 9:28 (מְדִינָה, ׳מ, דּוֺר).
  d. usually (P) technical divisions of tribes of Israel, Exod 6:14; Exod 6:15; Exod 6:25; Num 3:15 + 112 t. Numbers (93 t. Num 26, including vNum 3:43 where הַשּׁוּחָמִי apparently = Dan), 34 t. Josh 13-21; also 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 6:45; 1Chr 7:5; division of Gershom, etc. (in Levi) Num 3:18; Num 3:19; Num 3:20 + 41 t. Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Chronicles; subdivisions of these divisions (in Levi) Num 3:21 (twice in verse) + 6 t. Num 3 + Num 4:18 compare (in other tribes) 1Chr 2:53; 1Chr 4:2; 1Chr 4:8; 1Chr 4:21; 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 4:38; 1Chr 5:7 also Zech 12:12 b. c 13 b 14 a, and (distributive) vZech 12:12 a 14 b, pleonastic מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם ׳מ Num 36:6 compare vNum 36:8, and (׳א ׳מַטֵּה מ) vNum 36:12.
  e. late, divinity of other peoples 1Chr 16:28 = Ps 96:7; Ps 22:28 in Edom Gen 36:40 (P). feminine in wider sense=people, nation; כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת תָאֲדָמָה Amos 3:2; Gen 12:3; Gen 28:14 (both J), compare Jer 10:25; Ezek 20:32; Nah 3:4 (all || גּוֺיִם), Zech 14:17; Jer 1:15; Jer 25:9 as one's posterity Gen 10:30; Gen 10:31; Gen 10:32 (all P), so probably vGen 10:5 (P; Di Dr); = all Israel Amos 3:1, Judah Mic 2:3; Jer 8:3 (הָרָעָה הַזּאֹת ׳הַמּ), Israel + Judah, ׳שְׁתֵּי הַמּ Jer 33:24 מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם Zech 14:18 compare Ps 107:41.
2. = guild 1Chr 2:55 (of scribes; originally hereditary in families).
3. = species, kind:
  a. of judgments Jer 15:3. b. animals Gen 8:19 (P).
4. plural = aristocrats Job 31:34 (compare English 'the classes').

שֻׁפִּים proper name, masculine see √ שׁפף.

families, family, kindred, kindreds, kinds, …
mišpāḥâ
a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • clan, family
    • clan
      • family
        • "tribe"people, nation
      guild"species, kind"aristocrats

יְהוּדָ֖ה
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of judah")
Dictionary form: יְהוּדָה · yeh-hoo-DAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of judah
of judah ×506 judah ×144 and judah ×47 in judah ×24 against judah ×7 belongeth to judah ×5 from judah ×5 is in judah ×4
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Judah — Standard modern rendering for the person and tribe.
the tribe of Judah — Use when tribal identity needs to be explicit.
the kingdom of Judah — Preferable in contexts of the divided monarchy.
the land of Judah — Use when referring to the geographical region.
Judah's — Possessive form; clear and natural in modern English.

BDB3477 H3063

BDB3476 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3478

יְהוּדָה820 proper name, masculine and of a territory Judah (treated Gen 29:35; Gen 49:8 (q. v. below) as if derived from Hoph`al of ידה = praised, object of praise (on ה compare Hiph`il אֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּ Ps 28:7, יְהוֺדֶה Neh 11:17), but this dubious; relation to יְהֻד, II. יְהוּדִית: unexplained; see further JastrJBL xii, 1898, 61 ff.; Assyrian Ia-u-du, of land; Ia-u-da-ai, Judaean COTGloss) —

I. proper name, masculine 1. son of Jacob and Leah, explained by Leah's words I will praise ׳י Gen 29:35 (J); compare Jacob's prediction, thy brethren shall praise thee Gen 49:8 (poem in J E), see also vGen 49:9 vGen 49:10 elsewhere Gen 37:26; Gen 38:1 + 14 t. Gen 38; Gen 43:3; Gen 43:8; Gen 44:14; Gen 44:16; Gen 44:18; Gen 46:28 (all J), Gen 35:23 (P), 1Chr 2:1; 1Chr 2:3; Ruth 4:12 בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה sons of Judah Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 (P), 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:4; 1Chr 4:1.
2. tribe descended from Judah Deut 33:7 (poem), Num 1:7 (P), Deut 27:12 +; בְּנֵי יהודה Num 1:26; Josh 14:6 (D), Judg 1:8 +; שֵׁבֶט יהודה Josh 7:16 (J), 1Kgs 12:20; 2Kgs 17:18; Ps 78:68 מַטֵּה בְנֵי יהודה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:9 (all P), 1Chr 6:50 elsewhere מַטֵּה יהודה Exod 31:2; Exod 35:30; Exod 38:22; Num 1:27; Num 7:12; Num 13:6; Num 34:19; Josh 7:1; Josh 7:18; Josh 21:4 (all P); אישׁ יהודה Judg 15:20 +; אנשׁי יהודה 2Sam 2:4 +, (compare amelûti [ƒabê] Ia-u-du Tel el-AmarnaNo. 39 JastrJBL xii, 1893, 64).
3. nation, of southern kingdom under dynasty of David, as distinguished from northern kingdom of Ephraim or Israel: Hos 4:15; Jer 2:28; 2Chr 12:12 +; of the returned exiles Neh 4:4 עַם יהודה 2Kgs 14:21 = 2Chr 26:1; Jer 25:1; Jer 25:2; Ezra 4:4 בְּנֵי יהודה Hos 2:2; Jer 7:30; 2Chr 13:18; 2Chr 25:12; 2Chr 28:10 בֵּית יהודה Hos 1:7; Jer 3:18; Ezek 4:6 +; מַלְכוּת יהודה 2Chr 11:17 personified, ׳בַּת י Lam 1:15; Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5.
4. Levite, Ezra's time, Ezra 10:23.
5. an over-seer of Jerusalem Neh 11:9.
6. Levite musician Neh 12:8.
7. priest Neh 12:36.

II. proper name, of a territory land of Judah, feminine Isa 7:6; Jer 23:6 = Jer 33:16; Joel 4:30; Ps 114:2 +; ארץ יְהוּדָה 1Sam 22:5; 2Kgs 23:24 +; אדמת יהודה Isa 19:17 עָרֵי יהודה 2Sam 2:1; 1Kgs 12:17; 2Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 23:5; 2Kgs 23:8; Isa 40:9; Isa 44:26; Zech 1:12; Ps 69:36; Lam 5:11 elsewhere 15 t. Chronicles, 23 t. Jeremiah; בִּיהודה Judg 15:9 +; מיהודה 1Kgs 13:1 +; הר יהודה the hill-country of Judah Josh 11:21(D), Josh 20:7; Josh 21:11 (P), 2Chr 27:4 נֶגֶב יהודה the south (country) of Judah 1Sam 27:10; 2Sam 24:7 מדבר יהודה Judg 1:16; Ps 63:1 (title).

BDB9574 H3061 H3063

BDB9573 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9575

יְהוּד proper name, of a territory Judah (secondary formative from following according to M§ 68. b Buhl; compare Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה); — Dan 5:13b; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:8; Ezra 7:14 ׳בְּנֵי גָּלוּתָא דַּי י Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13a; Dan 6:14.

judah, judahs
yĕhûdâ
praised
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • the son of Jacob by Leah
    • "the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob"the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah"the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon"a Levite in Ezra's time"an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah"a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah"a priest in the time of Nehemiah

לִ פְקֻֽדֵי הֶ֑ם
לִ
Prefix — preposition to, for
פְקֻֽדֵי
Root word numbered, visit, punish, visited, number, …
הֶ֑ם
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: according to 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
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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

שִׁשָּׁ֧ה
שִׁשָּׁ֧ה
Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

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

six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3
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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.
sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.
sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.
sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.
sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).

BDB8488 H8337

BDB8487 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8489

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה216 noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):
1. no other number:
  a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
  b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges«GKC:134o»§ 134o).
2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.
3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.
4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).
5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

BDB8646 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8648

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9936 H8337

BDB9935 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9937

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
šēš
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
  • six
    • six (cardinal number)
      • "sixth (ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers

וְ שִׁבְעִ֛ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שִׁבְעִ֛ים
Root word seventy, ten, thirteen, threescore, twelve, …
Dictionary form: שִׁבְעִים · shib-EEM

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

In the KJV here: of them threescore and sixteen
seventy ×28 of seventy ×14 threescore and ten ×12 and seventy ×3 and threescore and ten ×3 and threescore and fifteen ×2 and threescore and thirteen ×2 the seventy ×2
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seventy — Standard modern rendering; suits nearly all contexts.
seventy (elders/years/etc.) — Add referent noun for clarity in translation.
a seventy-year (period) — Use when שִׁבְעִים modifies a time span.
the seventy — With definite article; for a known group of seventy.

BDB8426 H7657

BDB8425 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8427

שִׁבְעִים91 noun plural seventy (irregular plural of שֶׁבַע Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f, R. 1); — not declined: — seventy (often as round number, compare KöHast DB NUMBER, 568 a):

1. without other number:
  a. before singular noun year Gen 5:12 +12 t., man Judg 9:2; Num 11:25 + 7 t., shekel Num 7:13 + 11 t., other n. 5 t.
  b. before plural noun kings Judg 1:7, sons Judg 8:30; Judg 9:24; 2Kgs 10:1, brothers Judg 9:56, asses Judg 12:14, palms Exod 15:27; Num 33:9, males Ezra 8:7; Ezra 8:14.
  c. after n.collective (בָּקָר) 2Chr 29:32, plural noun Dan 9:24.
  d. predicate Gen 46:27.
  e. noun omitted Exod 24:1; Exod 24:9 (man), Num 7:85 (shekel), compare Judg 9:4.
2. אֶלֶף ׳שׁ = 70,000 2Sam 24:15 + 6 t.
3. + other number:
  a. + unit + singular noun Judg 8:14 noun omitted 70 + 7 (times) Gen 4:24, compare Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43 so 2 + 70 Num 31:38 plural noun + 70 + 7 Ezra 8:35 5 years + 70 year Gen 12:4.
  b. 5 + 70 x 1000 (man) Esth 9:16 compare Num 2:4; Num 3:43; Num 26:32 2 + 70 x 1000; Num 31:33 (בָּקָר precedes); 70 man, 50 x 1000 man 1Sam 6:19 7 + 70 year + 7 x 100 year Gen 5:31 noun omitted 3 + 70 + 200 Num 3:46.
  c. 70 following hundreds: 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7, and (noun omitted) 70 + 2 Ezra 2:3; Ezra 2:4 = Neh 7:8; Neh 7:9; Neh 11:19 + 3 Ezra 2:36; Neh 7:39 5 + 70 Ezra 2:5).
  d. 1000 + 7 x 100 + 5 + 70 shekel Exod 38:25 and (noun omitted) vExod 38:38.

seventy, ten, thirteen, threescore, twelve, …
šibʿîm
seventy
  • seventy

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

וַ ֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ
Root word five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
Dictionary form: חָמֵשׁ · haw-MAYSH

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

In the KJV here: and five
five ×116 and five ×108 was five ×14 the five ×8 fifteen ×7 of five ×7 were five ×6 and the five ×5
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five — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fifth — Ordinal use; for position or sequence.
fifteen — Compound form; use when context requires 10+5.
fifteenth — Ordinal compound; for dates or ranked positions.
five each — Distributive sense; use when portions are divided equally.

BDB2900 H2568

BDB2899 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2901

חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, , ; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian —amšu, —amiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic Arabic , Sabean & Lihyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Gen 5:6 + 94 t. + Ezek 40:30 (strike out ᵐ5B Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in vEzek 40:25 vEzek 40:29 vEzek 40:33 vEzek 40:36) + Ezek 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Gen 5:10 + 67 t. + Ezek 48:16 Kt; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Gen 18:28 + 139 t. (including Ezek 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Num 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 t.; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Gen 43:34 + 35 t.; before collective noun צאֹן ׳ח 1Sam 25:18 see also בָּאַמָּה ׳ח five in cubit
   (s) = five cubits 1Kgs 7:23; 1Chr 11:23; 2Chr 4:2 after noun (late) 2Kgs 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם = in the fifth year) + 6 t. Chronicles; no noun expressed 1Kgs 7:39 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:49 (twice in verse); 1Chr 3:20; 2Chr 4:7 (twice in verse).
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Gen 47:2 + 18 t.; after noun Exod 36:38 + 36 t. Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Gen 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 t.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exod 26:3; Exod 26:9; Exod 36:10; Exod 36:16 + Ezek 42:16 אַמּוֺת ׳ח Kt, but Qr מאות ׳ח, see below
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Josh 10:5 + 5 t.; הָאֲנָשִׁים ׳ח Judg 18:7; Judg 18:14; Judg 18:17 שׁקלים ׳ח Num 18:16 also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ׳ח ׳ח Num 3:47 הַסְּרָנִים ׳ח Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3; 1Sam 6:18 ׳בני מ ׳ח 2Sam 21:8.
  e. = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2Kgs 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezek 1:1; Ezek 1:2; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 33:21 (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ׳ח combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten = fifteen:
  a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (c. noun feminine) Gen 5:10; Gen 7:20; Exod 27:14; Exod 27:15; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; 2Kgs 14:17; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 20:6; 2Chr 15:10; 2Chr 25:25; Isa 38:5.
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (c. noun masculine), (1) after noun Esth 9:21 (2) before noun Exod 16:1 ( = ordinal fifteenth, so Lev 23:6 +) Hos 3:2 +.
  c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2Sam 19:18 +.
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun = ordinal fifteenth 1Chr 24:14 + 4 t. + Ezek 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת = 500 Gen 5:30; Gen 5:32 + 49 t. + Ezek 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים = 5000 Num 31:32; Josh 8:12; Judg 20:45; 1Sam 17:5; Ezek 45:6; Ezek 48:15; 1Chr 29:7; 2Chr 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69 — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without ׳א) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral: (1) noun repeated Gen 5:6 + 4 t.; (2) noun with 2nd number only, Gen 5:17 + 8 t. + Ezek 45:3 Kt; (3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezek 40:21 + 2 t.
  b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number: (1) noun repeated Gen 25:7 (2) noun following ׳ח (only) Judg 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration); (3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2Chr 3:15 stative construct 2Chr 15:19.
  c. no noun expressed, ׳ח between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים ׳שֵׁשׁ מאות ח Num 31:37.
  d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Num 1:25 + 22 t.
  e. ׳ח follows, and (1) is followed by noun Judg 20:35 + 7 t.; (2) noun precedes both 1Kgs 7:3; Jer 52:30. feminine ׳ח precedes, no noun expressed 1Kgs 5:12.
  g. ׳ח follows, no noun expr Gen 18:28 +.
  h. no noun expressed ׳ח between other number Exod 38:28; Ezra 2:5.

five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
ḥāmēš
five
  • five
    • five (cardinal number)
      • "a multiple of five (with another number)"fifth (ordinal number)

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
More options
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.

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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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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)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אֵ֛לֶּה Tevir — a lesser break מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break לִפְקֻֽדֵיהֶ֑ם Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here שִׁשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים Tevir — a lesser break אֶ֖לֶף Tipeha — a lesser break וַֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת Silluq — end of the verse

אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת יְהוּדָה לִפְקֻֽדֵיהֶם שִׁשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃
22
These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
Cross References

Numbers 2:3

וְהַֽחֹנִים קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה דֶּגֶל מַֽחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן-עַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃
3
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

1 Chronicles 5:2

כִּי יְהוּדָה גָּבַר בְּאֶחָיו וּלְנָגִיד מִמֶּנּוּ וְהַבְּכֹרָה לְיוֹסֵֽף׃
2
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Hebrews 7:14

πρόδηλον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν εἰς ἣν φυλὴν οὐδὲν περὶ ἱερωσυνής Μωσῆς ἐλάλησεν
14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

Psalms 115:14

יֹסֵף יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם עֲלֵיכֶם וְעַל-בְּנֵיכֶֽם׃
14
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

Genesis 49:8

יְהוּדָה אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ יָֽדְךָ בְּעֹרֶף אֹֽיְבֶיךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אָבִֽיךָ׃
8
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

Numbers 1:26

לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה תּֽוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמֹת מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כֹּל יֹצֵא צָבָֽא׃
26
Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 26:21
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Numbers 26:23