Numbers 3:28

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary."

Word-by-Word Analysis

In the

מִסְפָּר

miçpâr

H4557

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

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of all the

זָכָר

zâkâr

H2145

properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)

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from a

חֹדֶשׁ

chôdesh

H2320

the new moon; by implication, a month

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בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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and

מַעַל

maʻal

H4605

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

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were

שְׁמֹנֶה

shᵉmôneh

H8083

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

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אֶלֶף

ʼeleph

H505

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

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and

שֵׁשׁ

shêsh

H8337

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

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מֵאָה

mêʼâh

H3967

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

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שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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the

מִשְׁמֶרֶת

mishmereth

H4931

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...

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of the

מִקְדָּשׁ

miqdâsh

H4720

a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

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Key Terms in This Verse

keeping H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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males H2145

זָכָר zâkâr

properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)

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upward H4605

מַעַל maʻal

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

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eight H8083

שְׁמֹנֶה shᵉmôneh

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

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charge H4931

מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

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sanctuary H4720

מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh

a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

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number H4557

מִסְפָּר miçpâr

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

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six H8337

שֵׁשׁ shêsh

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

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month H2320

חֹדֶשׁ chôdesh

the new moon; by implication, a month

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old H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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