H5615 H5615
numbers—innumerable quantities
This plural noun means numbers or countable quantities. The psalmist uses it to confess inability to number God's righteous acts and deliverances—they exceed his counting ability. The term emphasizes quantification and enumeration. Some textual witnesses read this as related to 'books/writings' instead, but the context of innumerability fits 'numbers' well. The vocabulary expresses the overwhelming abundance of divine mercies beyond human calculation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Plural noun 'numbers' in confession that God's righteous deeds exceed counting (Ps 71:15). The psalmist admits inability to enumerate divine salvations and righteousness. Some versions read 'writings' (connecting to 'book'), but 'numbers' fits the context of incalculability. Spanish 'números' and French 'nombre' support the counting interpretation. The phrase emphasizes God's inexhaustible faithfulness. 1×
AR["عَدَدها"]·ben["সংখ্যাগুলো।"]·DE["der-numbers"]·EN["the-numbers"]·FR["nombre"]·heb["ספורות"]·HI["गिनती"]·ID["bilangannya"]·IT["[ספרות]"]·jav["cacah-ipun"]·KO["그-수-를"]·PT["os-números"]·RU["числа"]·ES["números"]·SW["hesabu-yake"]·TR["sayılarını"]·urd["گننا"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [סְפֹרָה] n.f. number;—pl. abs. לֹא יָדַעְתִּי סְפֹרוֹת ψ 71:15 I know not (the) numbers (of י׳’s acts of righteousness and deliverance, i.e. they are innumerable; cf. 𝔗 Symm.); > Du (after 𝔊 Bab א 𝔖 𝔙) reads סְפָרוֹת (cf. סִפְרָה supr.).