Lexicon
מִכְסָה
mikh.sah
H4373
H:N-F Hebrew

number

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

mikh.sah denotes a reckoned quantity, used for the people allotted to a lamb and for a valuation calculated by a priest.

The attested use concerns a quantity arrived at by reckoning: the number of persons considered for a lamb in Exodus 12:4 and the valuation calculated by the priest in Leviticus 27:23.

Senses in use

  1. Reckoned quantity for allocation or valuation · dominant

    In both occurrences, the construct noun stands in a clause of calculation. In Exodus 12:4 the APB renders the clause "according to the number of souls" when a lamb is apportioned by each person's eating; in Leviticus 27:23 it renders the priest's action as calculating "the amount of the valuation" up to the year of jubilee.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with "number of souls" in Exodus 12:4 and "amount of the valuation" in Leviticus 27:23. These phrases show the verse contexts rather than fixed English equivalents.

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