Numbers 31:46

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃

And human beings, sixteen thousand.

Morphology

1. וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפשׁ (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And soul”; Notes: Refers to human beings collectively.
2. אָדָ֔ם (adam) – Root: אדם (adam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Man” or “human”; Notes: Specifies the type of nefesh as human.
3. שִׁשָּׁ֥ה (shishah) – Root: ששׁ (shesh); Form: Number masculine singular; Translation: “Six”; Notes: Part of the total count.
4. עָשָׂ֖ר (asar) – Root: עשר (asar); Form: Number masculine singular; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Combines with six to form sixteen.
5. אָֽלֶף׃ (ʾelef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates the total quantity of human beings.