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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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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 43 times in 41 verses in '1Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42 - And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred H3967 men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred H3967 and threescore, that went out to the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred H3967 and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred H3967 thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 - And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 - All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred H3967 soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40 - And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred H3967 and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:6 - And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred H3967 and ninety.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:9 - And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred H3967 and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 - And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred H3967 and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred H3967 and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred H3967 slain by him at one time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, H3967 he slew them, and had a name among the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:14 - These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, H3967 and the greatest over a thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:24 - The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, H3967 ready armed to the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25 - Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:26 - Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 - And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:30 - And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, H3967 mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; H3967 and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:35 - And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:37 - And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred H3967 and twenty thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, H3967 and with every leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:5 - Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred H3967 and twenty:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:6 - Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred H3967 and twenty:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:7 - Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred H3967 and thirty:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:8 - Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:10 - Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred H3967 and twelve.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4 - And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred H3967 chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3 - And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred H3967 times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5 - And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred H3967 thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred H3967 threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:25 - So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred H3967 shekels of gold by weight.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred H3967 thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7 - So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred H3967 fourscore and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, H3967 and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, H3967 were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred H3967 chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, H3967 and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, H3967 and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6 - Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, H3967 with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred H3967 thousand talents of iron.
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