Numbers 3:22

פְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה פְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃

Their numbered ones, by the count of every male from one month old and upward, were seven thousand and five hundred.

 

Morphology

  1. פְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙ (pekudehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their numbered ones”; Notes: Refers to those counted in the census.
  2. בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר (be-mispar) – Root: ספר (s-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “By the count of”; Notes: Indicates enumeration or number.
  3. כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun in construct; Translation: “Every”; Notes: Refers to inclusiveness of all males.
  4. זָכָ֔ר (zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Male”; Notes: Specifies the gender being counted.
  5. מִבֶּן־ (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition with masculine singular noun; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Specifies the starting age.
  6. חֹ֖דֶשׁ (ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Month”; Notes: Refers to the age of one month.
  7. וָמָ֑עְלָה (va-ma’lah) – Root: מעל (ʿ-l); Form: Conjunction with masculine singular noun; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Includes all ages above one month.
  8. פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֔ם (pekudehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their numbered ones”; Notes: Repeats the reference to those counted.
  9. שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine plural construct numeral; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Refers to the thousands in the count.
  10. אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Thousands”; Notes: Indicates the numerical group.
  11. וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (va-ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular construct numeral; Translation: “And five”; Notes: Refers to the additional hundreds.
  12. מֵאֹֽות׃ (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates the smaller numerical unit.

 

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