Mikhail Poda

Topic: Amount, Quantity

Hebrew Transcription Meaning Notes
כַּמּוּת kamút quantity, amount Refers to measurable quantity. כמות מים – an amount of water.
סְכוּם s’khum sum, total amount (money) Often used in financial contexts. סכום כסף – a sum of money.
סַךְ הַכֹּל sákh hakól total, all in all Literal: “the total of all”. סך הכל יש שלושה אנשים – in total, 3 people.
מִסְפָּר mispár number (countable) Refers to count, not math numbers. מספר תלמידים – number of students.
מִדָּה midá measure, measurement Can refer to size or quantity. במידה מסוימת – to a certain extent.
עֵרֶךְ érech value (numeric or abstract) Can be numeric or moral. ערך השוק – market value.

Note

Precise measurement nouns that describe specific types of quantity are not general-purpose words for “amount”: