פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה אֶפְרָ֑יִם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ פ
Their number for the tribe of Efrayim was forty thousand and five 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.
- אֶפְרָ֑יִם (Efrayim) – Root: פרה (p-r-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Efrayim”; Notes: Refers to one of Yosef’s sons, meaning “Fruitful.”
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (arba’im) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine plural cardinal number; Translation: “Forty”; 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.
- וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (va-ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular cardinal number with conjunction; Translation: “And five”; 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 count.