Numbers 3:34

וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃

And their numbered ones, according to the number of every male from one month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

 

Morphology

  1. וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙ (u-fequdehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and conjunction; Translation: “And their numbered ones”; Notes: Refers to the counted individuals of the families.
  2. בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר (be-mispar) – Root: ספר (s-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “According to the number of”; Notes: Indicates the tally or count.
  3. כָּל־זָכָ֔ר (kol-zakhar) – Root: כל (k-l) and זכר (z-k-r); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Every male”; Notes: Refers to all male individuals.
  4. מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ (mi-ben-ḥodesh) – Root: בן (b-n) and חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Prepositional phrase with masculine singular noun; Translation: “From one month old”; Notes: Specifies the minimum age for counting.
  5. וָמָ֑עְלָה (va-maʿlah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction with adverb; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Indicates progression beyond the mentioned age.
  6. שֵׁ֥שֶׁת (sheshet) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Six”; Notes: Refers to the primary count in the total.
  7. אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Completes the numerical total.
  8. וּמָאתָֽיִם (u-matayim) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Masculine dual noun with conjunction; Translation: “And two hundred”; Notes: Adds specificity to the total count.

 

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