Numbers 26:37

“These are the families of the sons of Ephraim, according to those of them counted: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.”

Numbers 26:37 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 26:37, word by word

the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

Where else “efrayim” appears
according to those of them countedפְקֻדֵיfekude

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “fekude” appears
thirty-two thousand five hundredשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shenayim” appears
thirty-two thousand five hundredשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears
thirty-two thousand five hundredאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
thirty-two thousand five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
thirty-two thousand five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

Where else “meot” appears
of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

Where else “yosef” appears

The context

36And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

37 · This verse (above)

38The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

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