----- Original Message -----
From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
> Unless I am misreading the text, the entry in BDB under "K" seems to
> indicate that it can be used to express EITHER an exact or an approximate
> number. You might check it out and see what you think it's saying.
>
> george
> gfsomsel
> ___________
>
But what would the author have to gain by saying "and they killed EXACTLY 36
men"?