Ezra 2:25 — Word Study
WLCבְּנֵ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ ס
BSAthe menbên [sons, descendants] of Kiriath-jearimQiryath Yᵉʻârîym [city of forests] ChephirahKᵉphîyrâh [a city in Palestine] and BeerothBᵉʼêrôwth [wells, a Gibeonite city] 743shebaʻ
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֨י | [the] descendants of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| קִרְיַ֤ת | Kiriath | Noun proper |
| עָרִים֙ | Arim | Noun proper |
| כְּפִירָ֣ה | Kephirah | Noun proper |
| וּבְאֵר֔וֹת | and Beeroth | Conjunction, noun proper |
| שְׁבַ֥ע | seven | Adj |
| מֵא֖וֹת | hundred | |
| וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים | and forty | Conjunction |
| וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ ס | and three | Conjunction |
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| BSB | the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; |
| KJV | The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. |
| ASV | The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. |
| YLT | Sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. |
| WEB | The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three. |
| BBE | The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three. |
Translations agree on the key terms in this verse, providing consistency across versions.
The structure presents a main clause followed by details about the cities and a numeral phrase summarizing the count.
3 commentators on this verse
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Ezra 2:25
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Context — The Return of the Exilesgenerated
Ezra 2:25 lists the men from Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, noting their total number as 743. This verse is part of a larger enumeration of the returning exiles from Babylon, reflecting the restoration of the Jewish community in their homeland. The mention of specific cities emphasizes the geographical and tribal connections of those who returned, linking them back to their heritage and land.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua 9:17 | So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. |
| 2 | Nehemiah 7:29 | the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 2 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — בְּנֵ֨י, be.Neigenerated
The word בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'descendant' and can refer to a wide range of familial relationships, including grandsons and members of a tribe. Its use here indicates not just lineage but also the idea of belonging to a community or family group.
As a masculine plural construct, it emphasizes a collective identity among the descendants. The term is foundational in genealogies throughout the Old Testament, highlighting the importance of family and heritage in Israelite society.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
Translations generally agree on the meaning of the terms in this verse.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is structured around the noun phrase בְּנֵי, the descendants of, followed by a list of cities and a numeral phrase indicating their total number. This structure emphasizes the collective identity of the men from these cities.
The order of the cities reflects their importance and possibly their geographical proximity, with the numeral phrase at the end providing a clear summary of the count.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Greek translation of בְּנֵי is υἱοὶ (huioi), which also means 'sons' or 'descendants'. This choice maintains the familial connection present in the Hebrew.
The Septuagint's rendering aligns closely with the Hebrew, indicating a consistent understanding of the community's lineage.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ezra 2:25 lists the men from the cities of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, totaling 743. This verse is part of a census of those who returned from Babylon, emphasizing their connection to specific locations in Israel.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It refers to the descendants or inhabitants of the city Kiriath-jearim, indicating their lineage and community.
This number represents the total count of men from these specific cities who returned from exile, reflecting the community's size.
These cities are part of the tribal heritage of the Israelites, and their mention underscores the importance of restoring the community's identity.
This verse is part of a detailed account of the returning exiles, emphasizing the restoration of the Jewish people and their land after the Babylonian captivity.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does it mean to be part of a community or lineage, as reflected in this verse?
- How can understanding the heritage of these cities deepen our appreciation for the return from exile?
- In what ways do we see the importance of community in our own lives today?
- How can we connect our own identities to the stories and histories of our families or communities?
Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ezra 2:25 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. The children of Kirjath-arim.
Read Robert Jamieson on Ezra 2 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleKirath-arim, or Kirjath-jearim, as it is .
Read Matthew Poole on Ezra 2 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges25. Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth] Gibeonite cities, see Josh, Joshua 9:17 ‘Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim’ (R.V.) ‘Kirjath-arim’ (Kiriath-arim R.V.) called in Nehemiah 7:29 Kiriath-jearim, or ‘the city of the woods’. The spelling in our verse is probably due to an early error in the text. Its former name was Baalah (Joshua 15:9). It was assigned to Judah and lay on the border of Judah and Benjamin. The ark rested here after it had been restored by the Philistines (1 Samuel 6:21; 1 Samuel 7:1), and David brought it from here to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13:5-6; 2 Chronicles 1:4; 2 Samuel 6:2, ‘Baale Judah,’ cf. Joshua 18:14). From the…
Read Cambridge on Ezra 2 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;
Tyndale line
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The sonnes of Kiriath-arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundreth and three and fourtie:
Strictly literal
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
Sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
The people of Kiryath-'arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
From the Latin
The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.
Simplified
the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show a general agreement in the listing of names and the structure of the verse, although only four out of nine words match directly. The differences in word order and articles reflect the translation choices made in the Septuagint.
בְּנֵ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ ס
4 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Ezra 2:25
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
son, male child, born of a woman
children (male and female)
youth, young men
the young of animals
of plant shoots
fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
member of a guild, order or class
of animals son of (the) herd
ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
n. relat. of age
base
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
done
H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman
. children (male and female)
. youth, young men
. the young of animals
. of plant shoots
. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
. . member of a guild, order or class
. of animals son of (the) herd
. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
. n. relat. of age
H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son
1121 ben bane
from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the
widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)
(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,
(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,
bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X
came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of
first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +
kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)
people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous
one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
see HEBREW for 01129
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 0251
בֵּן (ben) — son: child.
: child/son
בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;
son of: Jaaziah (H3269);
brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)
§ Beno = "his son"
the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)
בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.
: descendant, people, tribe, nation
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : child/son
בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.
: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : descendant
בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.
: rebel/son(Belial)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : people/men/nation/tribe
בֵּן (ben) — son.
: [inheriting]son/heir
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.
: warrior/son(strong)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural constructHNcmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (Qiryath Y`ariym) means 'city of forests' and refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a city associated with the Gibeonites, situated on the borders of Judah and Benjamin. It is also known as קִרְיַת בַּעַל (Kirjath-baal). The name is derived from Hebrew roots meaning 'city' and 'forests' or 'towns.'
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים n.pr.loc. (city of forests);—city of the Gibeonites, assigned to Judah, on border of Benj.; called also קִרְיַת בַּעַל
base
H7157 קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, קִרְיַת בַּעַל, קרית ערים
7157 Qiryath Y`ariym keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'
or (Jer. 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Josh. 18:28)
simply the former part of the word; or Qiryath tAriym
{keer-yath' aw-reem'}; from 7151 and the plural of 3293 or
5892; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or
Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine:--Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim,
Kirjath-arim.
see HEBREW for 07151
see HEBREW for 03293
see HEBREW for 05892
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (qir.yat ye.a.rim) — Kiriath-jearim.
§ Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests"
a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
kir'-i-ath (qiryath, "city"; the King James Version Kirjath): Mentioned (Jos 18:28) as a city of Benjamin; has been identified with Kuriet el `Enab, "town of grapes," a prosperous town on the highroad between Jerusalem and Jaffa; it is sometimes spoken of by the inhabitants as Qurieh. It is, however, generally thought that Kiriath here stands for KIRIATH-JEARIM (which see). See P E F, III, 132, Sh XVII.
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (Qiryath Y`ariym) means 'city of forests' and refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a city associated with the Gibeonites, situated on the borders of Judah and Benjamin. It is also known as קִרְיַת בַּעַל (Kirjath-baal). The name is derived from Hebrew roots meaning 'city' and 'forests' or 'towns.'
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים n.pr.loc. (city of forests);—city of the Gibeonites, assigned to Judah, on border of Benj.; called also קִרְיַת בַּעַל
base
H7157 קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, קִרְיַת בַּעַל, קרית ערים
7157 Qiryath Y`ariym keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'
or (Jer. 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Josh. 18:28)
simply the former part of the word; or Qiryath tAriym
{keer-yath' aw-reem'}; from 7151 and the plural of 3293 or
5892; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or
Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine:--Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim,
Kirjath-arim.
see HEBREW for 07151
see HEBREW for 03293
see HEBREW for 05892
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (qir.yat ye.a.rim) — Kiriath-jearim.
§ Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests"
a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'
HNpl — Noun properHNpl
כְּפִירָה (Kphiyrah) refers to a city associated with the Gibeonites, later given to the tribe of Benjamin. The name is derived from a feminine form of a related word meaning 'lioness.' It appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, specifically as a geographical location.
כְּפִירָה n.pr.loc. city of the Hivites subsequently assigned to Benjamin.
base
H3716 כְּפִירָה
3716 Kphiyrah kef-ee-raw'
feminine of 3715; the village (always with the art.);
Kephirah, a place in Palestine:--Chephirah.
see HEBREW for 03715
כְּפִירָה (ke.phi.rah) — Chephirah.
§ Chephirah = "lioness"
a city of the Gibeonites subsequently assigned to the tribe of Benjamin
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
בְאֵרוֹת (be'eroth) is a feminine plural form meaning 'wells.' It refers specifically to Beeroth, a city of the Gibeonites that was allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. The lexicons identify it as a geographical location in Palestine, indicating its significance in the Old Testament.
בְאֵרוֹת n.pr.loc. city of Gibeonites
base
H881 בְאֵרוֹת
881 B'erowth be-ay-rohth'
feminine plural of 875; wells; Beeroth, a place in
Palestine:--Beeroth.
see HEBREW for 0875
בְּאֵרוֹת (be.e.rot) — Beeroth.
§ Beeroth = "wells"
a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin
בְּאֵרוֹת (be.e.rot) — Beeroth-(bene-jaakan).
Beeroth = "wells"
a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin
Combined with be.ne ya.a.qan (בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן "Bene-jaakan" H1142)
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun properHC/Npl
be-e'-roth, be'-er-oth (be'eroth; Beroth): One of the cities of the Canaanites whose inhabitants succeeded in deceiving Israel, and in making a covenant with them (Jos 9:3 ff). Apparently they were Hivites (Jos 9:7). The occasion on which the Beerothites fled to Gittaim where they preserved their communal identity is not indicated. The town was reckoned to Benjamin (2Sa 4:2 f). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it under Gibeon, 7 Roman miles from Jerusalem on the way to Nicopolis (Amwas). If we follow the old road by way of Gibeon (el-Jib) and Bethhoron, Beeroth would lie probably to the Northwest of el-Jib. The traditional identification is with el-Bireh, about 8 miles from Jerusalem on the great north road. If the order in which the…
Beeroth
Wells, one of the four cities of the Hivites which entered by fraud into a league with Joshua. It belonged to Benjamin (Josh. 18:25). It has by some been identified with el-Bireh on the way to Nablus, 10 miles north of Jerusalem.
(wells), one of the four cities of the Hivites who deluded Joshua into a treaty of peace with them. (Joshua 9:17) It is now el-Bireh , which stands about 10 miles north of Jerusalem.
wells; explaining
שֶׁ֫בַע (sheba`) means 'seven' and is a cardinal number. It can also imply 'seven times' or refer to a week. The term appears in various contexts, including combinations like 17 or 700. Its Aramaic equivalent is שִׁבְעָה (shiv.ah), also meaning 'seven'.
שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה 394 n.m. et f. seven
base
H7651 שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה seven
7651 sheba` sheh'-bah
or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive
cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also
(adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by
extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s,
(-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
see HEBREW for 07650
see HEBREW for 07658
שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) — seven.
1) seven (cardinal number)
1a) as ordinal number
1b) in combination-17, 700 etc
Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
Adj — AdjHAcbsc
sev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta).
See NUMBER.
Seven
This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. “Jacob’s seven years’ service to Laban; Pharaoh’s seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days’ siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number” (see Lev. 25:4;
The frequent recurrence of certain numbers in the sacred literature of the Hebrews is obvious to the most superficial reader, but seven so far surpasses the rest, both in the frequency with which it recurs and in the importance of the objects with which it is associated, that it may fairly be termed the representative symbolic number. The influence of the number seven was not restricted to the Hebrews; it prevailed among the Persians, ancient Indians, Greeks and Romans. The peculiarity of the Hebrew view consists in the special dignity of the seventh, and not simply in that of seen. The Sabbath being the seventh day suggested the adoption of seven as the coefficient, so to say, for their appointment of all sacred periods; and we thus find the 7th month ushered in by the Feast of Trumpets, and signalized by the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Great Day of Atonement; 7…
As from the beginning this was the number of days in the week, so it often has in Scripture a sort of emphasis attached to it, and is very generally used as a round or perfect number. Clean beasts were taken into the ark by sevens, Ge 7:1-24. The years of plenty and famine in Egypt were marked by sevens, Ge 41:1-57. With the Jews, not only was there a seventh day Sabbath, but every seventh year was a Sabbath, and after every seven times seven years came a jubilee. Their great feasts of unleavened bread and of tabernacles were observed for seven days; the number of animals in many of their sacrifices was limited to seven. The golden candlestick had seven branches. Seven priests with seven trumpets went around the walls of Jericho seven days, and seven times on the seventh day. In…
מֵאָה (me'ah) means 'hundred' in Hebrew. It can refer to a simple number, a component of a larger number, or a fraction representing one one-hundredth. The entries consistently describe its use as a numeral without significant disagreement.
מֵאָה 583 n.f. hundred
as simple number
as part of larger number
a hundredth part
base
H3967 מֵאָה hundred . as simple number
. as part of larger number
. a hundredth part
3967 me'ah may-aw'
or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a
hundred; also as a multiplicative and a
fraction:--hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.
מֵאָה (me.ah) — hundred.
1) hundred
1a) as simple number
1b) as part of larger number
1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
HAcfpa — HAcfpa
hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton).
See NUMBER.
אַרְבָּעִים (arba`iym) simply means 'forty' in Hebrew. It is a multiple of the number 702 and is consistently defined across various lexicons. There are no significant disagreements among the entries regarding its meaning.
אַרְבָּעִים a forty
base
H705 אַרְבָּעִים a forty
705 'arba`iym ar-baw-eem'
multiple of 702; forty:---forty.
see HEBREW for 0702
אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) — forty.
forty
HC/Acmpa — ConjunctionHC/Acmpa
The Hebrew word שָׁלֹשׁ (*shalosh*) means 'three' or 'triad.' It can also refer to the ordinal 'third' and is used in various contexts, including multiplication as 'thrice.' The entries consistently define it as a primitive number without significant disagreement.
שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה 430 n.m. et f. a three, triad
base
H7969 שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה a three, triad
7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe'
or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'};
or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three;
occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork,
+ often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.
Compare 7991.
see HEBREW for 07991
שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) — three.
1) three, triad
1a) 3, 300, third
Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532)
HC/Acbsa — ConjunctionHC/Acbsa
(shalosh; treis).
See NUMBER.
The phrase "three days and three nights," Mt 12:40, was equivalent in Hebrew to the English "three days;" the Jews employing the expression "a day and a night" to denote our "day" of twentyfour hours. Nor did "three days," 1Sa 30:13, literally "this third day," according to their usage, necessarily include the whole of three days, but a part of three days, a continuous period including one whole day of twenty-four hours, and a portion of the day preceding it and the day following it. Compare Ge 7:12,17 1Sa 30:12-13.