Hebrew · H8337, H3967, H505

כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף

Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth · a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction · hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

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שֵׁשׁH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth

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מֵאָהH3967a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

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אֶלֶףH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

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What does כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף (kĕšēš-mēʾôt ʾelep̄) mean in the Bible?

שֵׁשׁ · מֵאָה · אֶלֶף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "approximately six hundred thousand".

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What does שֵׁשׁ · מֵאָה · אֶלֶף mean in the Bible?

שֵׁשׁ · מֵאָה · אֶלֶף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "approximately six hundred thousand".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8337, H3967, H505?

H8337, H3967, H505 is connected to 1,305 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. approximately six hundred thousand

Strong'sH8337, H3967, H505

Lexical occurrences1,305 verses

Source Gloss

approximately six hundred thousand

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