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