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Lexicon :: Strong's H6240 - ʿeśer

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עֶשֶׂר

Transliteration

ʿeśer

Pronunciation

aw-sawr'

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Part of Speech

masculine/feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From עֶשֶׂר (H6235)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1711b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עָשָׂר ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'; for H6235; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth:—(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H6240 in the following manner: eleven (with H259) (9x), eleven (with H6249) (6x), eleventh (with H6249) (13x), eleventh (with H259) (4x), twelve (with H8147) (106x), twelfth (with H8147) (21x), thirteen (with H7969) (13x), thirteenth (with H7969) (11x), etc to nineteen (152x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
1. used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

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STRONGS H6240: Abbreviations

עָשָׂר ₂₀₃, עֶשְׂרֵה ₁₄₄ noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:

a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Genesis 32:23 + 2 times

b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2 Kings 23:36 + 7 times; also = eleventh 1 Kings 6:38; 2 Kings 9:29.

c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Numbers 29:20; ordinal Deuteronomy 1:3 + 7 times

d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exodus 26:7 + 4 times; ordinal Jeremiah 1:3 + 4 times

2. twelve:

a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Genesis 35:22 + 80 times ordinal 1 Kings 19:19 + 12 times

b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exodus 24:4 + 31 times; ordinal 2 Kings 8:25 + 6 times

3. thirteen:

a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Numbers 29:14 + 2 times; ordinal Esther 3:12 + 7 times

b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1 Kings 7:1 + 9 times; ordinal Genesis 14:4 + 2 times

4. fourteen:

a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Genesis 46:22 + 13 times; ordinal Exodus 12:6 + 17 times

b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Genesis 31:41 + 5 times; ordinal 2 Kings 18:13 + 3 times

5. fifteen:

a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hosea 3:2 + 3 times; ordinal Exodus 16:1 + 14 times

b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judges 8:10; 2 Samuel 19:18.

c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2 Kings 14:17 + 9 times; ordinal † 2 Kings 14:23; 2 Chronicles 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר 2d.

6. sixteen:

a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exodus 26:25 + 6 times; ordinal 1 Chronicles 24:14 + 2 times

b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Genesis 46:18 + 13 times

7. seventeen:

a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1 Chronicles 7:11 + 2 times; ordinal Genesis 7:11 + 3 times

b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Genesis 37:2 + 4 times; ordinal 1 Kings 22:52; 2 Kings 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר 3d.

8. eighteen:

a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Genesis 14:4 + 10 times; ordinal 1 Chronicles 24:15; 1 Chronicles 25:25.

b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judges 3:14 + 6 times; ordinal 1 Kings 15:1 + 8 times

†9. nineteen:

a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2 Samuel 2:30; ordinal 1 Chronicles 24:16; 1 Chronicles 25:26.

b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Genesis 11:25; Joshua 19:38; ordinal 2 Kings 25:8 = Jeremiah 52:12.

These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Numbers 29:30; Joshua 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esther 3:13; Esther 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esther 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1 Kings 6:38, שְׁנַת 1 Kings 15:1 + 8 times, so יוֺם (with ordinal) 2 Chronicles 29:17 + 5 times Esther 9; also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Numbers 7:72, 78; 2 Kings 8:25; 2 Kings 9:29; 2 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 16:1; Jeremiah 32:1; 2 Kings 25:8 = Jeremiah 52:12. — See also Kö^{ii. 1. 211 ff.} Da^{Synt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2.} Ges^{§§ 92d, e, 134}, and especially Herner^{Synt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol^{§ 110} Kö^{ii. 1, 427} W^{SG 138}.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:11; 11:25; 14:4; 14:4; 31:41; 32:23; 35:22; 37:2; 46:18; 46:22

Exodus

12:6; 16:1; 24:4; 26:7; 26:25

Numbers

7:72; 7:78; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 29:14; 29:20; 29:30

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Kings

6:38; 6:38; 7:1; 15:1; 15:1; 19:19; 22:52

2 Kings

8:25; 8:25; 9:29; 9:29; 14:17; 14:23; 14:23; 16:1; 16:1; 18:13; 23:36; 25:8; 25:8

1 Chronicles

7:11; 24:14; 24:15; 24:16; 25:25; 25:26

2 Chronicles

15:10; 29:17

Ezra

8:35

Esther

3:12; 3:13; 5:14; 8:5; 9

Jeremiah

1:3; 32:1; 52:12; 52:12

Hosea

3:2

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H6240

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Strong's Number H6240 matches the Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (ʿeśer),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Gen 5:8 - And all the days^H3117 of Seth^H8352 were nine^H8672 hundred^H3967^H8141 and twelve^H6240^H8147 years:^H8141 and he died.^H4191

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Gen 5:10 - And Enos^H583 lived^H2421 after^H310 he begat^H3205 Cainan^H7018 eight^H8083 hundred^H3967^H8141 and fifteen^H6240^H2568 years,^H8141 and begat^H3205 sons^H1121 and daughters:^H1323

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Gen 7:11 - In^H8141 the six^H8337 hundredth^H3967 year^H8141 of Noah's^H5146 life,^H2416 in the second^H8145 month,^H2320 the seventeenth^H7651^H6240 day^H3117 of the month,^H2320 the same^H2088 day^H3117 were all the fountains^H4599 of the great^H7227 deep^H8415 broken up,^H1234 and the windows^H699 of heaven^H8064 were opened.^H6605

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Gen 7:20 - Fifteen^H6240^H2568 cubits^H520 upward^H4605 did the waters^H4325 prevail;^H1396 and the mountains^H2022 were covered.^H3680

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Gen 8:4 - And the ark^H8392 rested^H5117 in the seventh^H7637 month,^H2320 on the seventeenth^H6240^H7651 day^H3117 of the month,^H2320 upon the mountains^H2022 of Ararat.^H780

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Gen 11:25 - And Nahor^H5152 lived^H2421 after^H310 he begat^H3205 Terah^H8646 an hundred^H3967^H8141 and nineteen^H6240^H8672 years,^H8141 and begat^H3205 sons^H1121 and daughters.^H1323

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Gen 14:4 - Twelve^H6240^H8147 years^H8141 they served^H5647^H853 Chedorlaomer,^H3540 and in the thirteenth^H7969^H6240 year^H8141 they rebelled.^H4775

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Gen 14:5 - And in the fourteenth^H6240^H702 year^H8141 came^H935 Chedorlaomer,^H3540 and the kings^H4428 that were with him, and smote^H5221 the Rephaims^H7497 in Ashteroth Karnaim,^H6255 and the Zuzims^H2104 in Ham,^H1990 and the Emims^H368 in Shaveh Kiriathaim,^H7741

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Gen 14:14 - And when Abram^H87 heard^H8085 that his brother^H251 was taken captive,^H7617 he armed^H7324 his trained^H2593 servants, born^H3211 in his own house,^H1004 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 and eighteen,^H6240^H8083 and pursued^H7291 them unto Dan.^H1835

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Gen 17:20 - And as for Ishmael,^H3458 I have heard thee:^H8085 Behold, I have blessed^H1288 him, and will make him fruitful,^H6509 and will multiply^H7235 him exceedingly;^H3966^H3966 twelve^H6240^H8147 princes^H5387 shall he beget,^H3205 and I will make him^H5414 a great^H1419 nation.^H1471

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Gen 17:25 - And Ishmael^H3458 his son^H1121 was thirteen^H6240^H7969 years^H8141 old,^H1121 when he was circumcised^H4135 in the flesh^H1320 of his foreskin.^H6190

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Gen 25:16 - These are the sons^H1121 of Ishmael,^H3458 and these are their names,^H8034 by their towns,^H2691 and by their castles;^H2918 twelve^H8147^H6240 princes^H5387 according to their nations.^H523

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Gen 31:41 - Thus have I been twenty^H6242 years^H8141 in thy house;^H1004 I served thee^H5647 fourteen^H702^H6240 years^H8141 for thy two^H8147 daughters,^H1323 and six^H8337 years^H8141 for thy cattle:^H6629 and thou hast changed^H2498 my wages^H4909 ten^H6235 times.^H4489

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Gen 32:22 - And he rose up^H6965 that night,^H3915 and took^H3947 his two^H8147 wives,^H802 and his two^H8147 womenservants,^H8198 and his eleven^H6240^H259 sons,^H3206 and passed over^H5674 the ford^H4569 Jabbok.^H2999

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Gen 35:22 - And it came to pass, when Israel^H3478 dwelt^H7931 in that land,^H776 that Reuben^H7205 went^H3212 and lay^H7901 with Bilhah^H1090 his father's^H1 concubine:^H6370 and Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 it. Now the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 were twelve:^H8147^H6240

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Gen 37:2 - These are the generations^H8435 of Jacob.^H3290 Joseph,^H3130 being seventeen^H6240^H7651 years^H8141 old,^H1121 was feeding^H7462 the flock^H6629 with his brethren;^H251 and the lad^H5288 was with the sons^H1121 of Bilhah,^H1090 and with the sons^H1121 of Zilpah,^H2153 his father's^H1 wives:^H802 and Joseph^H3130 brought^H935 unto his father^H1 their evil^H7451 report.^H1681

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Gen 37:9 - And he dreamed^H2492 yet another^H312 dream,^H2472 and told^H5608 it his brethren,^H251 and said,^H559 Behold, I have dreamed^H2492 a dream^H2472 more; and, behold, the sun^H8121 and the moon^H3394 and the eleven^H6240^H259 stars^H3556 made obeisance^H7812 to me.

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Gen 42:13 - And they said,^H559 Thy servants^H5650 are twelve^H8147^H6240 brethren,^H251 the sons^H1121 of one^H259 man^H376 in the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and, behold, the youngest^H6996 is this day^H3117 with our father,^H1 and one^H259 is not.

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Gen 42:32 - We be twelve^H6240^H8147 brethren,^H251 sons^H1121 of our father;^H1 one^H259 is not, and the youngest^H6996 is this day^H3117 with our father^H1 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 46:18 - These are the sons^H1121 of Zilpah,^H2153 whom Laban^H3837 gave^H5414 to Leah^H3812 his daughter,^H1323 and these she bare^H3205 unto Jacob,^H3290 even sixteen^H6240^H8337 souls.^H5315

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Gen 46:22 - These are the sons^H1121 of Rachel,^H7354 which were born^H3205 to Jacob:^H3290 all the souls^H5315 were fourteen.^H702^H6240

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Gen 47:28 - And Jacob^H3290 lived^H2421 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 seventeen^H6240^H7651 years:^H8141 so the whole age^H2416^H3117 of Jacob^H3290 was an hundred^H3967 forty^H705^H8141 and seven^H7651 years.^H8141

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Gen 49:28 - All these are the twelve^H6240^H8147 tribes^H7626 of Israel:^H3478 and this is it that their father^H1 spake^H1696 unto them, and blessed^H1288 them; every^H834 one^H376 according to his blessing^H1293 he blessed^H1288 them.

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