Numbers 2:11:7Num.2.11.W7TAB
מֵאֽוֹת׃
meot
“hundred”
- Transliteration
- me-OT
- Extended
- meh-OHT
- IPA
- /meˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-OT
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-MESH me-OT
- clause
shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
- sentence
u-tse-VA-o u-pe-ku-DAI-v shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
Exegesis
The subsequent waḥămēš {וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ | waḥămēš} “and five” with mē’ôṯ {מֵאֽוֹת | mē’ôṯ} “hundreds” adds 500, yielding 46,500. This structure groups the military force with its census tally, emphasizing administrative precision and the contingent’s substantial size.
Root and etymology
Rootm-ʾ-h
“hundred”
In context — Numbers 2:11
And his army and those numbered with him were 46,500 .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 2:11, so the Hebrew word מֵאֽוֹת׃ (meot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.2.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.11.W7.S1) and character.