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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 53 times in 48 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:10 - thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:11 - All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of the captivity were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:3 - The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:4 - The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:5 - The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:6 - The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:7 - The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:8 - The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:9 - The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:10 - The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:11 - The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:12 - The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:13 - The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:15 - The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:17 - The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:18 - The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:19 - The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:21 - The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:23 - The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:25 - The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:26 - The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:27 - The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:28 - The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:30 - The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:31 - The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:32 - The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:33 - The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:34 - The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:35 - The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:36 - The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:38 - The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:41 - The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:42 - The children of 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, in all a hundred thirty and nine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:58

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:58 - All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:60

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:60 - the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:64

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:64 - The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:65

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:65 - besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:66

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:66 - Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:67

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:67 - their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69 - they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:3 - Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:4 - Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5 - Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9 - Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:10 - And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:12 - And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:20 - and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:26 - I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents; of gold a hundred talents;
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