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Numbers 31:48 - Host

Numbers 31:48 - And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
And the officers	H6485	פָּקַד	[Verb] to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy to {oversee} muster: {charge} care {for} miss: {deposit} etc.
which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
were over thousands	H505	אֶלֶף	[Noun Masculine] hence (an ox´ s head being the first letter of the {alphabet} and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
of the host	H6635	צָבָא	[Noun Masculine] a mass of persons (or figurative {things}) especially regularly organized for war (an army); by implication a {campaign} literally or figuratively (specifically {hardship} worship)
the captains	H8269	שַׂר	[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class)
of thousands	H505	אֶלֶף	[Noun Masculine] hence (an ox´ s head being the first letter of the {alphabet} and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
and captains	H8269	שַׂר	[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class)
of hundreds	H3967	מֵאָה	[Noun Feminine] a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
came near	H7126	קָרַב	[Verb] to approach (causatively bring near) for whatever purpose
unto	H413	אֵל	[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to
Moses	H4872	מֹשֶׁה	[Proper Name Masculine] drawing out (of the {water}) that {is} rescued; {Mosheh} the Israelitish lawgiver

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.