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Numbers

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Num., Bamidbar

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of number

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Many individuals as a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • Numbers of people have visited the fair.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of numbers game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article

Examples

  • Her aunt played the numbers every day for years.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of number

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

an illegal daily lottery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lottery, drawing

7

noun

Meaning 7

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Book of Numbers

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Albanian: Numrat — fourth book of the Bible
  • Amharic: ኦሪት ዘኊልቊ (ʾorit zäḫwilḳwi) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Arabic: سِفْر العَدَد (sifr al-ʕadad) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Aramaic: ܣܦܪܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ — fourth book of the Bible
  • Armenian: Թվեր (Tʻver) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Asturian: Númberos — fourth book of the Bible
  • Basque: Zenbakiak — fourth book of the Bible
  • Bengali: গণনাপুস্তক (Gaṇanāpustaka) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Breton: Niveroù — fourth book of the Bible
  • Bulgarian: Чи́сла (Čísla) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Burmese: တောလည်ရာကျမ်း (tau:lanyra-kyam:) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Catalan: els Nombres — fourth book of the Bible
  • Cebuano: Mga Numero — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 民數記 /民数记 — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 戶籍紀 /户籍纪 (wu6 zik6 gei2) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 民數記 /民数记 (Mìng-só-gé) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Hakka Chinese: 民數記 /民数记 (Mìn-su-ki) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 民數紀錄 /民数纪录 (Bîn-sò͘ Kí-lio̍k) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 民數記 /民数记 (Bîn-sò͘-kì) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 戶籍紀 /户籍纪 (Hō͘-che̍k-kí) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民數記 /民数记 (Mínshùjì) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戶籍紀 /户籍纪 (Hùjíjì) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Ngazidja Comorian: Hisaɓu — fourth book of the Bible
  • Corsican: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Czech: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Danish: Fjerde Mosebog — fourth book of the Bible
  • Dutch: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Esperanto: Nombroj — fourth book of the Bible
  • Estonian: 4. Moosese raamat — fourth book of the Bible
  • Faroese: Fjórði Mósebók — fourth book of the Bible
  • Finnish: 4. Mooseksen kirja — fourth book of the Bible
  • French: Nombres — fourth book of the Bible
  • West-Frisian: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Georgian: რიცხვნი (ricxvni) — fourth book of the Bible
  • German: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Greek: Αριθμοί (Arithmoí) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀρῐθμοί (Arĭthmoí) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Greenlandic: 4 Mosesi — fourth book of the Bible
  • Gujarati: ગણના (gaṇnā) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Hawaiian: Nā Helu — fourth book of the Bible
  • Hebrew: בַּמִּדְבָּר (BaMidbár) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Hindi: गिनती (gintī) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Hungarian: Mózes negyedik könyve — fourth book of the Bible
  • Icelandic: Fjórði Mósebók — fourth book of the Bible
  • Ido: Nombri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Indonesian: Kitab Bilangan — fourth book of the Bible
  • Indonesian: Bilangan — fourth book of the Bible
  • Irish: Leabhar na nUimhreacha — fourth book of the Bible
  • Irish: Uimhreacha — fourth book of the Bible
  • Italian: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Japanese: 民数記 (Minsū ki) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Jarai: Tơlơi Yap — fourth book of the Bible
  • Kazakh: Руларды санау (Rulardy sanau) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Khmer: លេវីវិន័យ (leiviivinɨy) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Korean: 민수기 (minsugi) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Latin: Numerī — fourth book of the Bible
  • Latvian: Ceturtā Mozus grāmata — fourth book of the Bible
  • Latvian: Skaitļu grāmata — fourth book of the Bible
  • Limburgish: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Lithuanian: Skaičių knyga — fourth book of the Bible
  • Lutuv: Mingluv rina — fourth book of the Bible
  • Macedonian: Броеви (Broevi) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Malay: Bilangan — fourth book of the Bible
  • Malayalam: സംഖ്യ (saṅkhya) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Maltese: Ktieb in-Numri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Manx: Earrooyn — fourth book of the Bible
  • Māori: Tauanga — fourth book of the Bible
  • Norwegian: Fjerde Mosebok — fourth book of the Bible
  • Persian: اعداد — fourth book of the Bible
  • Polish: Księga Liczb — fourth book of the Bible
  • Portuguese: Números — fourth book of the Bible
  • Punjabi: گِنْتی (gintī) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Punjabi: کتاب گنتی (Kitāb-e Gintī) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Romanian: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Russian: Кни́га Чи́сел (Kníga Čísel) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Russian: Чи́сла (Čísla) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Scots: Nummers — fourth book of the Bible
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àireamh — fourth book of the Bible
  • Slovak: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Slovene: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Spanish: Los Números — fourth book of the Bible
  • Swahili: Hesabu — fourth book of the Bible
  • Swedish: Fjärde Moseboken — fourth book of the Bible
  • Tagalog: Mga Bilang — fourth book of the Bible
  • Tamil: எண்ணிக்கை (eṇṇikkai) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Thai: กันดารวิถี (gan-daa-rá-wí-tǐi) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Tumbuka: Kupenda — fourth book of the Bible
  • Turkish: Çölde Sayim — fourth book of the Bible
  • Turkmen: Çölde — fourth book of the Bible
  • Urdu: گنتی (gintī) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Urdu: کِتابِ گِنْتی (kitāb-e gintī) — fourth book of the Bible
  • Vietnamese: Dân Số — fourth book of the Bible
  • Vietnamese: Dân số kí — fourth book of the Bible
  • Waray-Waray: Mga Numero — fourth book of the Bible
  • Welsh: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
  • Yoruba: Nọ́ḿbà — fourth book of the Bible
  • Yoruba: Númérì — fourth book of the Bible
  • Zealandic: Numeri — fourth book of the Bible
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