וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים

   ve-shi-SHIM

   and sixty
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים

   ar-ba-A ve-shi-SHIM

   four and sixty
3. clause🔊 יִשְׂשָכָ֣ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אֶ֥לֶף וְשְׁלֹֽשׁ־מֵאֽוֹת׃

   yis-sa-KHAR lif-ku-de-HEM ar-ba-A ve-shi-SHIM E-lef ve-shLOSH me-OT

   of Issachar according to their number four and sixty thousand and three hundred.
4. sentence🔊 אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֑ת יִשְׂשָכָ֣ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אֶ֥לֶף וְשְׁלֹֽשׁ־מֵאֽוֹת׃

   E-le mish-pe-KHOT yis-sa-KHAR lif-ku-de-HEM ar-ba-A ve-shi-SHIM E-lef ve-shLOSH me-OT

   These the clans of Issachar according to their number four and sixty thousand and three hundred.

Exegesis

Hebrew employs cumulative numeric syntax: arbaah ve-shishim elef {אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶ֖לֶף | ʾar-ba-ʿāh wə-šīš-šîm ʾe-lep̄} ‘sixty-four thousand’ is constructed by multiplying four and sixty by one thousand, then u-shelosh meot {וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת | ū-šĕ-lōsh mê-ʾôṯ} ‘and three hundreds’ adds three hundred to reach 64,300. This cumulative listing forms a summary pattern emphasizing tribal identity and precise enumeration. In English, the incremental buildup is condensed into a single numeral for clarity while retaining the original emphasis on enumeration.