לַ/מֵּאָ֜ה

𐤋/𐤌𐤀𐤄

mêʼâh

of-a-hundred

A cardinal number denoting the quantity 'one hundred.' Used primarily as a numeral in counting people, objects, measurements, time periods, and monetary values. In some contexts, it forms part of larger numerals (e.g., two hundred), distributive phrases ('hundredfold'), or as an ordinal form ('hundredth').

H3967

Judges 20:10 · Word #4

Lexicon H3967

Lemmaמֵאָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤀𐤄
Transliterationmêʼâh
Strong'sH3967
DefinitionA cardinal number denoting the quantity 'one hundred.' Used primarily as a numeral in counting people, objects, measurements, time periods, and monetary values. In some contexts, it forms part of larger numerals (e.g., two hundred), distributive phrases ('hundredfold'), or as an ordinal form ('hundredth').

Morphology HRd/Acbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseof-a-hundred

SIBI-P1 Translation H3967-06

to the hundred

Morphological NotesPreposition ל (to/for) + definite article (assimilated) + cardinal number, singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe base numeral מֵאָה denotes the quantity "one hundred." The prefixed לַ־ with assimilated article yields "to the hundred," preserving the singular cardinal form and its definite sense.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

for every hundred

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'to the hundred' is literal, but distributive context ('from every hundred') makes 'for every hundred' more precise and natural in English for the historical context.