וַיִּהְי֖וּ פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁמֹנַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות וּשְׁמֹנִֽים׃
And their number was eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
Morphology
- וַיִּהְי֖וּ (vayihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they were”; Notes: Describes the total count.
- פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם (pekudehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their number”; Notes: Refers to the counted individuals.
- שְׁמֹנַ֣ת (shemoneh) – Root: שמונה (sh-m-n-h); Form: Cardinal number masculine plural construct; Translation: “Eight”; Notes: Indicates the thousands in the count.
- אֲלָפִ֔ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Thousands”; Notes: Specifies the large units.
- וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (vaḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Conjunction + cardinal number; Translation: “And five”; Notes: Adds the hundreds in the count.
- מֵאֹ֖ות (me’ot) – Root: מאות (m-ʾ-t); Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates the hundred units.
- וּשְׁמֹנִֽים (ushmonim) – Root: שמונה (sh-m-n-h); Form: Conjunction + cardinal number; Translation: “And eighty”; Notes: Completes the precise count.