The halfהַמֶּחֱצָה—the portionחֵלֶקof those who went outהַיֹּצְאִיםto the army—בַּצָּבָאwasוַתְּהִיin numberמִסְפַּרthree hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתsheep;הַצֹּאן
Numbers 31:36
Study it in the app“The half —the portion of those who went out to the army— was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:36, word by word
- The halfמֶּחֱצָהmechetsa
half
Half.
Where else “mechetsa” appears- —the portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- of those who went outיֹּצְאִיםyotsim
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotsim” appears- to the army—צָּבָאtsava
war
War, going out to fight.
Where else “tsava” appears- wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- in numberמִסְפַּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- three hundred thirty-seven 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- three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
35and human beings, from the women who had not known lying with a male, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.
36 · This verse (above)
37and the tribute for YHWH from the sheep was six hundred seventy-five;