the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
"The Book of Numbers chronicles how many Israelites accompanied Moses on his journey from Egypt."
an illegal daily lottery
"The group decided to buy numbers in hopes of winning the weekly prize money."
plural of number
"The numbers against the new law are surprisingly low, showing little public support."
Many individuals as a group.
In plain English: Numbers are symbols used to count things, measure amounts, and show order.
"She loves to spend her weekends playing card games with friends and counting numbers on the scoreboard."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of number
"She numbers her days by the seasons changing."
In plain English: To number something means to give it a specific count or assign it an order within a group.
"He numbers himself among those who believe in hard work and honesty."
The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.
"They opened their Bibles to read from the Book of Numbers during the morning service."