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Lexicon :: Strong's H4557 - mispār

Aa
מִסְפָּר
Transliteration
mispār
Pronunciation
mis-pawr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1540e

Strong’s Definitions

מִסְפָּר miçpâr, mis-pawr'; from H5608; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration:— abundance, account, × all, × few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, time.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 134x

The KJV translates Strong's H4557 in the following manner: number (110x), few (6x), all (3x), innumerable (3x), sum (2x), time (2x), account (1x), abundance (with H369) (1x), infinite (1x), innumerable (with H369) (1x), numbered (1x), tale (1x), telling (1x), miscellaneous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 134x
The KJV translates Strong's H4557 in the following manner: number (110x), few (6x), all (3x), innumerable (3x), sum (2x), time (2x), account (1x), abundance (with H369) (1x), infinite (1x), innumerable (with H369) (1x), numbered (1x), tale (1x), telling (1x), miscellaneous (1x).

  1. number, tale

    1. number

      1. number

      2. innumerable (with negative)

      3. few, numerable (alone)

      4. by count, in number, according to number (with prep)

    2. recounting, relation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִסְפָּר miçpâr, mis-pawr'; from H5608; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration:— abundance, account, × all, × few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, time.
STRONGS H4557: Abbreviations
I. מִסְפָּר 133 noun masculine 1 Chronicles 27:24 number, tale; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 34:30 +; construct מִסְפַּר Exodus 16:16 +; suffix מִסְפַּרְכֶם Numbers 14:29, מִסְפָּרָם Judges 21:23 +; plural construct מִסְפְּרֵי 1 Chronicles 12:23; —
1.
a. number, Judges 7:6 the number of those lapping, לַכּוֺכָבִים מִס׳ Psalm 147:4, + often (37 times PH); וגו׳ דִּבְרֵי בְּמִסְפַּר הַמִּסְפָּר עָלָה לֹא 1 Chronicles 27:24 (read בְּסֵפֶר) the number did not come up into (was not recorded in) the book of the daily doings, etc.; redundant after number, † 2 Samuel 21:20 twenty-four (in) number; אֵין מ׳ it was (they were) innumerable Genesis 41:49 (E), with לְ Judges 6:5; Judges 7:12; 1 Chronicles 22:16; 2 Chronicles 12:3, לִתְבוּנָתוֺ אֵין מ׳ Psalm 147:5 (of י׳); absolute Jeremiah 2:32; Job 21:33; Songs 6:8; † עַדאֵֿין מ׳ = id. Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Psalm 40:13, וְאֵין לָהֶם מ׳ Jeremiah 46:23; לְאֵין מ׳ † 1 Chronicles 22:4; וְאֵין מ׳ † Psalm 104:25; Psalm 105:34; Joel 1:6; לִגְדוּדָיו הֲיֵשׁ מ׳ Job 25:3 can his bands be numbered ? without אֵין = numerable, i.e. few, וִיהִי מְתָיו מ׳ Deuteronomy 33:6 but let his men be few יָמִים מ׳ Numbers 9:20, מ׳ alone Isaiah 10:19, usually in combination, מְתֵי מ׳ = a few men Genesis 34:30 (J), Deuteronomy 4:27; Jeremiah 44:28; 1 Chronicles 16:19; Psalm 105:12, אַנְשֵׁי מ׳ Ezekiel 12:16; so שְׁנוֺת מ׳ Job 16:22; adverb phrase חַיֵּיהֶם יְמֵי מִסְפַּר Ecclesiastes 2:3 = during all their lives, compare Ecclesiastes 5:17; Ecclesiastes 6:18 = appointed (normal) number, אֲמַלֵּא יָמֶיךָ מ׳ Exodus 23:26 (E).
b. with preposition ׃בְּ מְעַט בְּמ׳ Ezekiel 5:3 few in number; בְּמ׳ by (exact) count, tale 2 Samuel 2:15; Deuteronomy 25:2; 1 Chronicles 9:28 (twice in verse), so probably Ezekiel 20:37 read בְּמִסְפַּר Greek Version of the LXX Toy for MT מָסֹרֶת; in (prescribed) number Numbers 29:18 + 6 times Numbers 29 (P), Ezra 3:4; = acc. to (proportioned to) the number of Leviticus 25:15. 15 + often; לְמִס׳ according to number Judges 21:23; Joshua 4:5, 8 (JE) Numbers 14:29 (P) Ezekiel 4:5; 1 Chronicles 27:1; כְּמִס׳ = id. 1 Kings 18:31; Numbers 15:12 (twice in verse) (P); so מ׳ alone (adverb accusative) Exodus 16:16 (P) Job 1:5; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 11:13. — Numbers 23:10b read סָפַר מִי, compare Numbers 23:10a, so Greek Version of the LXX Di SoKau.
† 2. recounting, relation הַחֲלוֹם מִסְפַּר Judges 7:15 the recounting of the dream.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:30; 34:30; 41:49

Exodus

16:16; 16:16; 23:26

Leviticus

25:15; 25:15

Numbers

9:20; 14:29; 14:29; 15:12; 23:10; 23:10; 29; 29:18

Deuteronomy

4:27; 25:2; 33:6

Joshua

4:5; 4:8

Judges

6:5; 7:6; 7:12; 7:15; 21:23; 21:23

2 Samuel

2:15; 21:20

1 Kings

18:31

1 Chronicles

9:28; 12:23; 16:19; 22:4; 22:16; 27:1; 27:24; 27:24

2 Chronicles

12:3

Ezra

3:4

Job

1:5; 5:9; 9:10; 16:22; 21:33; 25:3

Psalms

40:13; 104:25; 105:12; 105:34; 147:4; 147:5

Ecclesiastes

2:3; 5:17

Song of Songs

6:8

Isaiah

10:19

Jeremiah

2:28; 2:32; 11:13; 44:28; 46:23

Ezekiel

4:5; 5:3; 12:16; 20:37

Joel

1:6

H4557

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Strong's Number H4557 matches the Hebrew מִסְפָּר (mispār),
which occurs 134 times in 129 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Jdg 21:23–Job 25:3)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23 - And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and lived in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:4 - And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall return to him?” They answered, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on all of you and on your lords.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:18 - and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and unwalled villages. The great stone beside which they set down the ark of the LORD is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:7 - And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:11 - And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:15 - Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20 - And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2 - So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army,[fn] who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:9 - And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:31 - Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, “Israel shall be your name,”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 - Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three.[fn] He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:23 - These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:19 - When you were few in number,
of little account, and sojourners in it,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:2 - So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5 - And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4 - and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16 - gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The LORD be with you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:3 - The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 - These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:27 - For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:31 - and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the LORD on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7 - The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was 288.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers’ houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:23 - David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish. Yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:3 - with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11 - Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:12 - The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:32 - The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7 - Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king’s possessions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:9 - And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:2 - They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:4 - And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:34 - The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:7 - They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:11 - That very day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was reported to the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:5 - And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed[fn] God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - That night—let thick darkness seize it!
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:9 - who does great things and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:10 - who does great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 - Since his days are determined,
and the number of his months is with you,
and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20 - The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:22 - For when a few years have come
I shall go the way from which I shall not return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:21 - For what do they care for their houses after them,
when the number of their months is cut off?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:33 - The clods of the valley are sweet to him;
all mankind follows after him,
and those who go before him are innumerable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:3 - Is there any number to his armies?
Upon whom does his light not arise?

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