This is the 43rd most frequent Hebrew word.
מספר
The Hebrew word "מספר" means "number" or "tells/narrates" depending on context.
In this sentence, "מספר" is a verb meaning "tells" or "narrates".
הספר מספר סיפור מרתק על מסעות בזמן.
The book tells an engaging story about time travel.
Here, "מספר" is used as a noun meaning "number" or "several".
אני צריך מספר ציוד כדי להכין את הפרויקט.
I need a number of tools to prepare the project.
In this example, "מספר" is part of a phrase indicating an ordinal number, "the third number".