Numbers 2:32

“These are those counted of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ houses; all those counted of the camps by their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.”

Numbers 2:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 2:32, word by word

those countedפְּקוּדֵיpekude

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “pekude” appears
of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
by their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vet” appears
by their fathers’ housesאֲבֹתָavota

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

Where else “avota” appears
of the campsמַּחֲנֹתmachanot

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

Where else “machanot” appears
by their armiesצִבְאֹתָtsivota

army

An army.

Where else “tsivota” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

Where else “shesh” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

Where else “meot” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “sheloshet” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyחֲמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears

The context

31All those counted of the camp of Dan are one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, by their banners.”

32 · This verse (above)

33But the Levites were not counted among the sons of Israel, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

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