More probably it simply means "number, weigh, divide"-the ambiguity being caused by the different possibilities of pointing and therefore of precisely interpreting these words, which were of course unpointed in the original.
"Introduction to the Old Testament"
John Edgar McFadyen
Many different examples of stonework, both the pointed and unpointed, stand virtually side by side for comparison about Philadelphia.
"The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia"
Frank Cousins Phil M. Riley
His penchant for telling funny stories made him known to those with whom he came in contact as "the man of infinite but unpointed jest," so as a matter of precaution I requested him to always defer telling stories till his next trip.
"Twenty Years of Hus'ling"
J. P. Johnston