מִסְפָּרָ/ם֙

𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌

miseparam

their number

from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.

H4557

1 Chronicles 7:2 · Word #16

Lexicon H4557

Lemmaמִסְפָּר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓
Transliterationmiçpâr
Strong'sH4557
In-contexttheir number

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H4557-10

their tally

Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun (construct state) from מִסְפָּר with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix ("-ם"), yielding "their number/tally."
Rendering Rationaleמִסְפָּר derives from ספר, "to count/recount." As a masculine singular noun in construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, it denotes "the tally of them" or "their tally," preserving both the root idea of counting and the plural possessive sense.

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Words from Root ספר (counting, numbering, recounting, narrating, tallying)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5608-01 asaper I will recount in detail
H5608-02 asaperah Let me recount
H5608-03 asaperenah I will recount her

Word Usage (134 occurrences of H4557)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 34:30 מִסְפָּ֔ר misepar in number
Genesis 41:49 מִסְפָּֽר misepar number
Exodus 16:16 מִסְפַּר֙ misepar according to the number