כָּסַס
ka.sas
H3699
H:V
Hebrew
to compute
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Hebrew
Language
ka.sas denotes calculating the needed share for a lamb according to the number of people and their eating.
The attested use concerns calculating the appropriate provision for a lamb in relation to the number of people and what each person eats.
Senses in use
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Calculate the lamb's provision · dominant
In Exodus 12:4, the Qal imperfect masculine plural form occurs in the instruction to determine the lamb's provision according to each person's eating; the APB renders the clause “you shall compute for the lamb.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 12:4, the APB presents the instruction with “you shall compute for the lamb.” This rendering is read in the context of the verse's instruction about number of souls and eating.