Numbers 2:8

וּצְבָאֹ֖ו וּפְקֻדָ֑יו שִׁבְעָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹֽות׃

And his division and their numbered ones were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

 

Morphology

  1. וּצְבָאֹ֖ו (u-tzeva’o) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his division”; Notes: Refers to the organized military grouping of the tribe.
  2. וּפְקֻדָ֑יו (u-fekudav) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with conjunction and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their numbered ones”; Notes: Refers to the counted individuals within the division.
  3. שִׁבְעָ֧ה (shiv’ah) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Part of the total count of the division.
  4. וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים (va-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral with conjunction; Translation: “Fifty”; Notes: Combined with “seven” to form fifty-seven.
  5. אֶ֖לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates units of a thousand.
  6. וְאַרְבַּ֥ע (ve-arba) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular numeral with conjunction; Translation: “And four”; Notes: Adds four to the final count.
  7. מֵאֹֽות׃ (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Refers to units of a hundred in the final count.

 

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