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Lexicon :: Strong's H3967 - mē'â

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מֵאָה
Transliteration
mē'â
Pronunciation
may-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred
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TWOT Reference: 1135

Strong’s Definitions

מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 581x

The KJV translates Strong's H3967 in the following manner: hundred (571x), eleven hundred (with H505) (3x), hundredth (3x), hundredfold (2x), sixscore (with H6242) (1x), hundred times (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 581x
The KJV translates Strong's H3967 in the following manner: hundred (571x), eleven hundred (with H505) (3x), hundredth (3x), hundredfold (2x), sixscore (with H6242) (1x), hundred times (1x).

  1. hundred

    1. as simple number

    2. as part of larger number

    3. as a fraction - one one-hundredth (1/100)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.
STRONGS H3967: Abbreviations
I. מֵאָה 583 noun feminine hundred (Late Hebrew id.; MI20 מאתן (dual); SI5 מאת, מאתים (dual); Phoenician מאת מאתם (dual); Assyrian mê (probably, Dl§ 75), Tel Amarna mê-at WklTelAm 20*; Arabic bdb054703 Sabean מאת מאתם OsZMG x. 1856, 49; CISiv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6; מאה EutSin 457; Ethiopic bdb054704; Aramaic מְאָה, bdb054705; Palmyrene תלת מאה 300VogPalm 6, 4; Nabataean מאה EutNab 8, 9); — מ׳ Genesis 6:3 144 times; construct מְאַת Genesis 5:3 + 30 times (on מְאַת Ecclesiastes 8:12 see 2d below); plural absolute מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:9 324 times (מֵאֹת only Genesis 5:4, 30); המאיות Kt 2 Kings 11:4 + 3 times 2 Kings 11; dual מָאתַיִם (תָ֑יִם -) Genesis 11:19 + 76 times (but 1 Samuel 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Kit Bu HPS); — hundred: —
1. as simple number:
a. absolute singular,
(1) following by singular of noun enumerated: מֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32 (both E); אִישׁ מ׳ Judges 7:19; 1 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 4:43; אַמָּה מ׳ 1 Kings 7:2; Ezekiel 40:19 +; כִּכָּר מ׳ 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Chronicles 25:6; 27:5; 36:3; Ezra 8:26; אֶלֶף מ׳ = 100,000 1 Kings 20:29 + 6 times Kings Chronicles; compare also Genesis 17:17 (P), 2 Samuel 8:4; Isaiah 65:20 (twice in verse), and followed by collective noun רֶכֶב 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4, צאֹן 1 Kings 5:3;
(2) less often followed by plural מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Genesis 26:12 (J), פְּעָמִים מ׳ 2 Samuel 24:3 = 1 Chronicles 21:3, נְבִיאִים מ׳ 1 Kings 18:4, etc.;
(3) seldom, and late, preceded by plural noun: הָרִמֹּנִים מֵאָה Jeremiah 52:23, אַמּוֺת הַמֵּאָה Ezekiel 42:2, compare Ezra 2:69; 2 Chronicles 3:16; 4:8; 29:32;
(4) exceptional is מֵאָה לְכִּכָּרִים כְּלֵי כֶסֶף Ezra 8:26; also, with ellipsis, מֵאָה כֶסֶף Deuteronomy 22:19 (i.e. shekels); מֵאָה קַיִץ 2 Samuel 16:1 (i.e. cakes);
(5) מֵאָה without noun enumerated, especially = a hundred (men, persons) Judges 20:10 (twice in verse); Amos 5:3 (twice in verse); Leviticus 26:8 (twice in verse) (H), 1 Chronicles 12:14; מ׳ Proverbs 17:10 100 (blows), Ecclesiastes 6:3 100 (children), Ecclesiastes 8:12 100 (times). — On Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39 see below
b. absolute dual,
(1) foll, by singular, מָאתַיִם אִישׁ 1 Samuel 18:27; 1 Samuel 30:10; 2 Samuel 15:11, לֶחֶם מ׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 16:1, צִנָּה מ׳ 1 Kings 10:16 2 Chronicles 9:15, אֶלֶף מ׳ 1 Samuel 15:4 +, שָׁנָה מ׳ Genesis 11:23 (P);
(2) less often followed by plural שְׁקָלִים מ׳ Joshua 7:21 (JE), 2 Samuel 14:26, דְּבֵלִים מ׳ 1 Samuel 25:18, אֲנָשִׁים מ׳ 1 Samuel 30:21, compare Ezra 8:4;
(3) also preceded by plural noun: עִוִּים מ׳ Genesis 32:15, רְחֵלִים מ׳ Genesis 32:15 (E), הָרִמּוֺנִים מ׳ 1 Kings 7:20, compare 1 Chronicles 15:8; 2 Chronicles 29:32; Ezra 2:65;
(4) with ellipsis כֶּסֶף מ׳ Judges 17:4;
(5) as predicate, רָאשֵׁיהֶם מ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:32 (33 van d. H).
c. absolute plural ׃מֵא(וֺ)ת —
(1) alone, = hundreds, לְמֵאוֺת 1 Samuel 29:2 by hundreds, so 2 Samuel 18:4 (both + thousands); especially שָׂרֵי (הַ)מּ׳ captains of (the) hundreds Exodus 18:21, 25 (E), 2 Kings 11:4, 9, 10, 15 +;
(2) multiplied, followed by noun enumerated, in singular: אִישׁ שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Judges 7:6, 300 men, compare Judges 7:7; Judges 7:8; Judges 7:16; Judges 8:4; Exodus 12:27 (E), etc.; שָׁנָה אַרְבַּע מ׳ Genesis 15:13 (JE) 400 years; אֶלֶף חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ 2 Samuel 24:9 500,000, compare 2 Chronicles 13:17; רֶכֶב שֵׁשׁ מ׳ Exodus 14:7 (J) 600 chariots; אִישׁ שְׁבַע מ׳ Judges 20:15, 16 700 men; חָלָל שְׁמֹנֶה מ׳ 2 Samuel 23:8 800 slain; רֶכֶב תְּשַׁע מ׳ Judges 4:3, 13 900 chariots;
(3) less often followed by plural noun: שׁוּעָלִים שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Judges 15:4 300 foxes; אֲתוֺנוֺת חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ Job 1:3 500 she-asses, etc.;
(4) rare, and chiefly late, after plural noun מִּלַגְשִׁים שְׁלשׁ מ׳ 1 Kings 11:3 300 concubines, compare 1 Kings 7:42 2 Chronicles 4:13; 1 Chronicles 4:42; 2 Chronicles 14:8 etc.; after.collective noun בָּקָר חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ 2 Chronicles 35:9;
(5) rare is בַּשֶּׁקֶל חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ Exodus 30:24 (P);
(6) ellipsis of n., כֶּסֶף שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Genesis 45:22 (E), etc.
d. construct singular, only followed by singular, and late: מְאַתשָֿׁנָה Genesis 11:10; Genesis 21:5; Genesis 25:7 (all P) + 25 times P, 1 Chronicles 25:9; Esther 1:4 (DrIntr. 124) (also with other numerals, see 2 below); מְאַ֖ת Ecclesiastes 8:12 100 times (מֵאָה מְּעָמִיםׅ, sc. מַּעַם, or perhaps only apparently construct (Köii. 228 compare Ew§ 269 b. 279 e). — Nehemiah 5:11 see 3 below
2. as part of larger number:
a. usually preceding tens and units,
(1) with noun expressed once, or not at all, earlier usage, usually with וְ before ten if no unit follows, otherwise without וְ before ten (see Köii. 218 ff.): מֵאָה וְעֶשֶׂר שָׂרִים Judges 2:8; שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכָּר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת 1 Kings 10:14 666 talents, etc. (exceptions are Nehemiah 7:24 and Nehemiah 7:31);
(2) chiefly late, with noun and וְ repeated: שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה מֵאָה שָׁנִים וְשֶׁבַע Genesis 23:1 (P) (compare ואלף אמה ומאת אמה SI5.6 DaExpos. Times. May, 1898).
b. less often, following tens and units, chiefly late, with וְ repeated: — עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה Numbers 7:86 (P); שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה Exodus 6:16 (P), etc.; with noun after ten and after hundred, חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Genesis 5:23(P), etc. — On these usages see, further, Köii. 217 ff. DaSynt. §§ 36 R. 3, 37 (d) Ges §§ 97, 134 and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT (1893).
3. מְאַת הַכֶּסֶף Nehemiah 5:11 = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (GeiJüd. Zeitschr. viii. 1870, 227 Gr.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3969.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:3; 5:3; 5:4; 5:9; 5:23; 5:30; 6:1; 6:3; 11:10; 11:19; 11:23; 15:13; 17:17; 21:5; 23:1; 25:7; 26:12; 32:15; 32:15; 33:19; 45:22

Exodus

6:16; 12:27; 14:7; 18:21; 18:25; 30:24

Leviticus

26:8

Numbers

7:86

Deuteronomy

22:19

Joshua

7:21; 24:32

Judges

2:8; 4:3; 4:13; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:16; 7:19; 8:4; 15:4; 17:4; 20:10; 20:15; 20:16

1 Samuel

15:4; 18:27; 18:27; 25:18; 25:18; 29:2; 30:10; 30:21

2 Samuel

8:4; 8:4; 14:26; 15:11; 16:1; 16:1; 18:4; 23:8; 24:3; 24:9

1 Kings

5:3; 7:2; 7:20; 7:42; 10:14; 10:16; 11:3; 18:4; 18:13; 20:29

2 Kings

4:43; 11; 11:4; 11:4; 11:9; 11:10; 11:15; 23:33

1 Chronicles

4:42; 12:14; 12:32; 15:8; 18:4; 21:3; 25:9

2 Chronicles

3:16; 4:8; 4:13; 9:15; 13:17; 14:8; 25:6; 27:5; 29:32; 29:32; 35:9; 36:3

Ezra

2:65; 2:69; 8:4; 8:26; 8:26

Nehemiah

3:1; 5:11; 5:11; 7:24; 7:31; 12:39

Esther

1:4

Job

1:3

Proverbs

17:10

Ecclesiastes

6:3; 8:12; 8:12; 8:12

Isaiah

65:20

Jeremiah

52:23

Ezekiel

40:19; 42:2

Amos

5:3

H3967

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Strong's Number H3967 matches the Hebrew מֵאָה (mē'â),
which occurs 48 times in 46 verses in 'Neh' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:11 - Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth H3967 part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:17 - Moreover there were at my table an hundred H3967 and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:8 - The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred H3967 seventy and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:9 - The children of Shephatiah, three hundred H3967 seventy and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:10 - The children of Arah, six hundred H3967 fifty and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:11 - The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred H3967 and eighteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:12 - The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred H3967 fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:13 - The children of Zattu, eight hundred H3967 forty and five.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:14 - The children of Zaccai, seven hundred H3967 and threescore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:15 - The children of Binnui, six hundred H3967 forty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:16 - The children of Bebai, six hundred H3967 twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:17 - The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred H3967 twenty and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:18 - The children of Adonikam, six hundred H3967 threescore and seven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:20 - The children of Adin, six hundred H3967 fifty and five.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:22 - The children of Hashum, three hundred H3967 twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:23 - The children of Bezai, three hundred H3967 twenty and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:24 - The children of Hariph, an hundred H3967 and twelve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:26 - The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred H3967 fourscore and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:27 - The men of Anathoth, an hundred H3967 twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:29 - The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred H3967 forty and three.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:30 - The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred H3967 twenty and one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:31 - The men of Michmas, an hundred H3967 and twenty and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:32 - The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred H3967 twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:34 - The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred H3967 fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:35 - The children of Harim, three hundred H3967 and twenty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:36 - The children of Jericho, three hundred H3967 forty and five.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:37 - The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred H3967 twenty and one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:38 - The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred H3967 and thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:39 - The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred H3967 seventy and three.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:41 - The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred H3967 forty and seven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:44 - The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred H3967 forty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:45 - The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred H3967 thirty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:60 - All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred H3967 ninety and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:62

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:62 - The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred H3967 forty and two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:66

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:66 - The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred H3967 and threescore,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:67

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:67 - Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred H3967 thirty and seven: and they had two hundred H3967 forty and five singing men and singing women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:69

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:69 - Their camels, four hundred H3967 thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred H3967 and twenty asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:70

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:70 - And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred H3967 and thirty priests' garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71 - And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred H3967 pound of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:6 - All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred H3967 threescore and eight valiant men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:8 - And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred H3967 twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:12 - And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred H3967 twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:13 - And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred H3967 forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:14 - And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred H3967 twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:18 - All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred H3967 fourscore and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:19 - Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred H3967 seventy and two.
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