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kount (ספר, sÌ£aÌ„phar, ×ž× ×”, maÌ„naÌ„h; ψηφιÌζω, pseÌ„phıÌzoÌ„): Used of arithmetical computation “to number†(; ); also for כּתב, kaÌ„thabh, “to reckon,†to indicate classification among or identification with, “count for a stranger†(); “count for his enemy†(). In the New Testament the arithmetical computation is less prominent, except in the sense of “calculate,†pseÌ„phizoÌ„, sumpseÌ„phıÌzoÌ„, “to reckon with pebbles,†each pebble representing a unit (; ); of moral estimate, heÌ„geÌomai and logıÌzomai (, ). The noun, from Hebrew kaÌ„sÌ£ath, “a count of†(), namely, in the arithmetical sense.