Ezra 2:64
"The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore. But the sums before given make no more, with Zerubbabel, and the ten principal men, than 29,829,

so that there are more than 12,000 wanting; wherefore, in answer to the question, where are the 12,000? the Jews say in their chronology (a) these are they of the other tribes, who set up the altar on its bases, and gave money to the masons, &c. Ezr 3:1 , this was a much larger number than were carried captive; see Kg2 24:14 , but not to be compared with the number that came out of Egypt, Exo 12:37 . An Arabic writer (b) makes them 50,000, but wrongly. (a) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 29. p. 86. (b) Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 5. p. 82.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H6951 קָהָל
Definition:

15assembly, convocation, congregation; — absolute׳קJeremiah 31:8+; constructקְהַלExodus 12:6+; suffixקְהָלָ֑ךָEzekiel 38:13, etc.; plural suffixקְהָלֶיךָEzekiel 38:7; —1assemblyspecially convoked:a.fo 15assembly, convocation, congregation; — absolute׳קJeremiah 31:8+; constructקְהַלExodus 12:6+; suffixקְהָלָ֑ךָEzekiel 38:13, etc.; plural suffixקְהָלֶיךָEzekiel 38:7; —1assemblyspecially convoked:a.fo

Possible Meanings:
  • assemble as a (semantic_range)
  • assemble as a (semantic_range)
  • summon an assembly (semantic_range)
H0259 אֶחָד
Definition:

5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ 5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ

Possible Meanings:
  • one (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • each (semantic_range)
  • every (semantic_range)
  • a certain (semantic_range)
H0702 אַרְבַּע
Definition:

: Aramaicאַרְבַּע,אַרְבְּעָה,,; Nabataeanארבע, Palmyreneארבע,ארבעא, Lzb367); —masculine148(c.noun feminine)אַרְבַּע(absolute or construct)Exodus 21:37+; alsoאַרְבַּ֑עLeviticus 11:20+; note (Baer Gi)Jo : Aramaicאַרְבַּע,אַרְבְּעָה,,; Nabataeanארבע, Palmyreneארבע,ארבעא, Lzb367); —masculine148(c.noun feminine)אַרְבַּע(absolute or construct)Exodus 21:37+; alsoאַרְבַּ֑עLeviticus 11:20+; note (Baer Gi)Jo

Possible Meanings:
  • four (semantic_range)
H7239 רְבּוֹ
Definition:

64ten thousand, myriad(later (Aramaizing) synonym of foregoing; perhaps for Aramaicרִבּוּ(תׅ, Köii. 1, 221 f., but PalmyreneרבוLzb367); — absoluteרִבּוֺ1 Chronicles 29:7(twice in verse);Jonah 4:11(? c 64ten thousand, myriad(later (Aramaizing) synonym of foregoing; perhaps for Aramaicרִבּוּ(תׅ, Köii. 1, 221 f., but PalmyreneרבוLzb367); — absoluteרִבּוֺ1 Chronicles 29:7(twice in verse);Jonah 4:11(? c

Possible Meanings:
  • greatness (semantic_range)
H0505 אֶלֶף
Definition:

1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri 1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri

Possible Meanings:
  • 1,000 (semantic_range)
H7969 שָׁלוֹשׁ
Definition:

890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine 890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine

H3967 מֵאָה
Definition:

3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene 3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene

Possible Meanings:
  • hundred (semantic_range)
H8346 שִׁשִּׁים
Definition:

cityDeuteronomy 3:44t., cubit1 Kings 6:2;Ezekiel 40:14, man2 Kings 25:19=Jeremiah 52:25, dayLeviticus 12:5, etc.; plural nounבָּנוֺת2Chronicles 11:21, compareSongs 3:7; after plural nounNumbers 7:88(3 cityDeuteronomy 3:44t., cubit1 Kings 6:2;Ezekiel 40:14, man2 Kings 25:19=Jeremiah 52:25, dayLeviticus 12:5, etc.; plural nounבָּנוֺת2Chronicles 11:21, compareSongs 3:7; after plural nounNumbers 7:88(3

Possible Meanings:
  • sixty (semantic_range)

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