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71Numbers, Book of — The fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be midbar, i.e., in the wilderness. In the LXX. version it is called Numbers, and this name is now the usual title of the book. It is so called because it contains a record of the …
72numbers — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Each, as measure of quantity; Please send me 3 numbers of ingots, means Please send me 3 each ingots; …
73numbers — That the Hebrews were able to count is clear because David held a census (1 Chron. 21), though the number of a million (1 Chron. 21:5, NRSV, REB) or even eleven hundred thousand (NJB) warriors is exaggerated. Calculations were made in tens (based …
74Numbers, book of — The fourth book in the OT; the title derives from the census (1:1–46). The literary sources J, E, and P are all found in Num., and behind them were numerous local traditions which they assimilated. Probably the book as finally edited has… …
75numbers in text — For more than a 1,000 years, the Venetians have laboured to preserve the delicate balance of their watery domain (Independent); Fugly has become the most impounded mutt in Australia with over a 100 convictions (Independent). When numbers to a …
76numbers game — UK / US noun [singular] 1) a situation in which decisions are based on points or numbers, not on other qualities that may be more important 2) a lottery, especially one organized illegally …
77numbers pool — num′bers pool n. 1) gam Also called numbersnum′bers game , num′bers rack et. a lottery in which bets are made on numbers that appear in a regularly published listing or tabulation. 2) gam policy II, 2) …
78numbers — See numbers game …
79numbers pool — Same as numbers game …
80Numbers — noun the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt • Syn: ↑Book of Numbers • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws, ↑ …
