Numbers 31:36
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
shᵉlôwshîym
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Key Terms in This Verse
מִסְפָּר miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Study H4557 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →שֶׁבַע shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
Study H7651 →שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
Study H7969 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →Cross References
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