Topical Encyclopedia
Definition and Usage:The term "tally" generally refers to a record or count of items, often used in the context of keeping track of numbers or events. In biblical times, tallying was a practical method for accounting and managing resources, such as livestock, grain, or other goods. Although the specific word "tally" does not appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of counting and recording is evident throughout Scripture.
Biblical Context:In the Bible, the practice of counting and recording is seen in various contexts, from census-taking to the management of temple resources. The act of tallying is closely associated with stewardship, accountability, and the orderly management of God's provisions.
Old Testament References:1.
Census and Numbering: The Book of Numbers derives its name from the censuses of the Israelites. God commanded Moses to take a census of the entire Israelite community (
Numbers 1:2): "Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one."
2.
Offerings and Contributions: In
Exodus 38:21, the tallying of materials for the construction of the Tabernacle is recorded: "This is the inventory of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."
3.
Tithes and Offerings: The practice of tithing involved a form of tallying, as the Israelites were required to set aside a tenth of their produce and livestock for the Lord (
Leviticus 27:32): "Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD."
New Testament References:1.
Parables and Stewardship: Jesus often used parables to illustrate the importance of stewardship and accountability. In the Parable of the Talents (
Matthew 25:14-30), servants are entrusted with resources and are expected to account for their use, reflecting the principle of tallying one's responsibilities and returns.
2.
Counting the Cost: Jesus speaks of counting the cost of discipleship in
Luke 14:28 : "Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?" This metaphorical use of tallying emphasizes the importance of careful planning and consideration in spiritual matters.
Theological Implications:The concept of tallying in the Bible underscores the importance of order, responsibility, and faithfulness in managing what God has entrusted to individuals and communities. It reflects a broader biblical principle that God is a God of order and expects His people to live with integrity and accountability. Tallying, in its various forms, serves as a reminder of the need for diligence and stewardship in all areas of life, both material and spiritual.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
2. (n.) Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.
3. (n.) One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
4. (n.) A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game.
5. (n.) A tally shop. See Tally shop, below.
6. (n.) To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
7. (n.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
8. (v. i.) To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.
9. (v. i.) To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.
10. (a.) Stoutly; with spirit.
Strong's Hebrew
4557. mispar -- number,tally... 4556, 4557. mispar. 4558 . number,
tally. Transliteration: mispar Phonetic
Spelling: (mis-pawr') Short Definition: number. Word
...4971. mathkoneth -- measurement,tally, proportion
... measurement,tally, proportion. Transliteration: mathkoneth or mathkuneth Phonetic
Spelling: (math-ko'-neth) Short Definition: proportions....
5608. saphar -- to count, recount, relate
... A primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as atally or record, ie (by
implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, ie...
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Whether Christ Suffered at a Suitable Time?
... but He celebrated the Pasch on the previous day, reserving His own slaying until
the Friday, when the old Pasch was kept." And this appears totally with the...
Letter xxxviii. To his Brother Gregory, Concerning the Difference...
... his attention to the differentiating properties whereby one is distinguished from
another, the definition by which each is known will no longertally in all...
The General Conference of 1836
... South Carolina Conference: Charles Betts, William Capers, Samuel Dunwoody,
William M. Kennedy, Malcolm M. McPherson, N.Tally. Virginia...
The Distinction of the Father and the Son, Thus Established, He...
... conceit) an indivisible number, (with issues) of two and three, they endeavour to
interpret this distinction in a way which shall neverthelesstally with their...
Third Tractate. On the Kinds of Being (3).
... agree, only by analogy that the nature manifested in bodies is designated as Substance,
and by no means because such terms as Substance or Beingtally with the...
On Deck
... to a baseball team in the village where I lived, and when we played games with a
team from another village we had a scorer who not only kepttally of the runs...
On the Formation and State of the Embryo. Its Relation with the...
... agreement with the sabbatical period; so that the month in which God's image is
sometimes produced in a human birth, shall in its numbertally with the day on...
Preface to Homilies on Romans.
... Paul taught and was bound, which cannot be shown totally with Constantinople,
but evidently agrees with Antioch. The binding of St....
Jesus' Teaching.
... The second thing is this: Store your surplus up. Be careful of it. Keep
stricttally. Let the books be well kept and balanced. Let...
Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory.
... including the day of the "sayings" and also the day of the transfiguration, and
the other two as excluding these days, then the three statementstally exactly....
Thesaurus
Tally (1 Occurrence)... 4. (n.) A notch, mark, or score made on or in a
tally; as, to make or earn a
tally in a game. 5. (n.) A
tally shop. See
Tally shop, below.
...Score (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A notch or incision; especially, one that is made
as atally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account....
Talmai (6 Occurrences)
Jump (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. 5. (vi) To coincide;
to agree; to accord; totally; -- followed by with. 6...
Though (623 Occurrences)
... BBE WBS NAS RSV). Mark 14:56 for though many gave false testimony against
Him, their statements did nottally. (WEY). Luke 1:36 Even...
Tallest (2 Occurrences)
Tale (7 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) Hebrews tokhen, "a task," as weighed and measured
out =tally, ie, the number told off; the full number (Exodus 5:18; see 1...
Match (4 Occurrences)
... 19. (vi) To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; totally;
to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match. Multi-Version Concordance...
Statements (22 Occurrences)
... gave no answer. (BBE). Mark 14:56 for though many gave false testimony against
Him, their statements did nottally. (WEY NIV). Luke 23...
Stock (16 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws; a
diestock. 12. (n.) The part of atally formerly struck in the exchequer, which...
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