Nehemiah 7:66

“The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,”

Nehemiah 7:66 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 7:66, word by word

assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

Where else “kahal” appears
togetherאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyרִבּוֹאribo

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; also a very large, countless number ("myriad").

Where else “ribo” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyאַלְפַּיִםalpayim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alpayim” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyשְׁלֹשׁshelosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shelosh” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “meot” appears
forty-two thousand three hundred sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim

sixty

Sixty.

Where else “shishim” appears

The context

65And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until the priest stood up for Urim and Thummim.

66 · This verse (above)

67besides their male slaves and their female slaves, these were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred forty-five male singers and female singers.

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