פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְעֹ֑ון תִּשְׁעָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ פ
Their number for the tribe of Shimʿon was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Morphology
- פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם (pequdehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their number”; Notes: Refers to the total count of individuals in the tribe.
- לְמַטֵּ֣ה (le-matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates the tribal division.
- שִׁמְעֹ֑ון (Shimʿon) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the tribe descended from Shimʿon, meaning “He has heard.”
- תִּשְׁעָ֧ה (tishaʿah) – Root: תשע (t-sh-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular cardinal number; Translation: “Nine”; Notes: Refers to part of the total count.
- וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים (va-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine plural cardinal number with conjunction; Translation: “And fifty”; Notes: Refers to part of the total count.
- אֶ֖לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Refers to the thousands in the total count.
- וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ (u-shelosh) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Feminine singular cardinal number with conjunction; Translation: “And three”; Notes: Refers to the hundreds in the total count.
- מֵאֹֽות (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates the hundreds included in the total number.