Numbers 31:52
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.”
רוּם
To be high, to be exalted, to rise. Ruwm. I dwell on a high and holy place but also with the contrite. God is both transcendent and intimately near.
זָהָב
the gold of
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זָהָב
Gold. Zahab. More precious than gold. The trials of faith are more valuable than zahab that perishes. Refined faith is worth more than refined gold.
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שֶׁבַע
seven
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שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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שֵׁשׁ
six-
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שֵׁשׁ
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
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עָשָׂר
teen
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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שֶׁקֶל
shekels
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שֶׁקֶל
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
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שַׂר
the commanders of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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