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Lexicon :: Strong's H2568 - ḥāmēš

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חָמֵשׁ

Transliteration

ḥāmēš

Pronunciation

khaw-maysh'

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Part of Speech

masculine/feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive numeral

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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 686a

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Strong’s Definitions

חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x

The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x

The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

five
1. five (cardinal number)
2. a multiple of five (with another number)
3. fifth (ordinal number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).

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STRONGS H2568: Abbreviations

חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה ₃₄₂ noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, Wemfo, aXtwemfo; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, Reckend^{ZMG 1888, 408}; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl^{§ 75}; Ethiopic ኀምስ፡ ኀምስቱ፡ Arabic خَمْسً, خَمْسَةً Sabean & Liḥyânian חֿמס DHM^{ZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73}); — masculine (with noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Genesis 5:6 + 94 times + Ezekiel 40:30 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX

^B Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in Ezekiel 40:25; Ezekiel 40:29; Ezekiel 40:33; Ezekiel 40:36) + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Genesis 5:10 + 67 times + Ezekiel 48:16 Kt; feminine (with noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see Lag^{BN 80} Genesis 18:28 + 139 times (including Ezekiel 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Numbers 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 times; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —

1. without other numeral:

a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Genesis 43:34 + 35 times; before collective noun צאֹן ח׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; see also בָּאַמָּה ח׳ five in cubit(s)＝five cubits 1 Kings 7:23; 1 Chronicles 11:23; 2 Chronicles 4:2; after noun (late) 2 Kings 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם＝in the fifth year) + 6 times Chronicles; no noun expressed 1 Kings 7:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:49 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 3:20; 2 Chronicles 4:7 (twice in verse).

b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Genesis 47:2 + 18 times; after noun Exodus 36:38 + 36 times Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Genesis 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 times.

c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exodus 26:3, 9; Exodus 36:10, 16 + Ezekiel 42:16 אַמּוֺת ח׳ Kt, but Qr מאות ח׳, see below.

d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Joshua 10:5 + 5 times; הָאֲנָשִׁים ח׳ Judges 18:7, 14, 17; שׁקלים ח׳ Numbers 18:16; also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ח׳ ח׳ Numbers 3:47; הַסְּרָנִים ח׳ Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:18; בני מ׳ ח׳ 2 Samuel 21:8.

e.＝ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2 Kings 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezekiel 1:1, 2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:21; (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)

2. ח׳ combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten＝fifteen:

a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with noun feminine) Genesis 5:10; Genesis 7:20; Exodus 27:14, 15; Exodus 38:14, 15; 2 Kings 14:17, 23; 2 Kings 20:6; 2 Chronicles 15:10; 25:25; Isaiah 38:5.

b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (with noun masculine),

(1) after noun Esther 9:21;

(2) before noun Exodus 16:1 (= ordinal fifteenth, so Leviticus 23:6 +) Hosea 3:2 +.

c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2 Samuel 19:18 +.

d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun＝ordinal fifteenth 1 Chronicles 24:14 +4 times + Ezekiel 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).

3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת＝500 Genesis 5:30, 32 + 49 times + Ezekiel 42:16 Qr.

4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים＝5000 Numbers 31:32; Joshua 8:12; Judges 20:45; 1 Samuel 17:5; Ezekiel 45:6; Ezekiel 48:15; 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69; — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without א׳) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.

5. with other numerals:

a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral:

(1) noun repeated Genesis 5:6 + 4 times;

(2) noun with 2nd number only, Genesis 5:17 + 8 times + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt;

(3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezekiel 40:21 + 2 times

b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number:

(1) noun repeated Genesis 25:7;

(2) noun following ח׳ (only) Judges 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration);

(3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2 Chronicles 3:15; stative construct 2 Chronicles 15:19.

c. no noun expressed, ח׳ between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים שֵׁשׁ מאות ח׳ Numbers 31:37.

d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Numbers 1:25 + 22 times

e. ח׳ follows, and

(1) is followed by noun Judges 20:35 + 7 times;

(2) noun precedes both 1 Kings 7:3; Jeremiah 52:30.

f. ח׳ precedes, no noun expressed 1 Kings 5:12.

g. ח׳ follows, no noun expressed Genesis 18:28 +.

h. no noun expressed ח׳ between other number Exodus 38:28; Ezra 2:5.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:6; 5:6; 5:10; 5:10; 5:17; 5:30; 5:32; 7:20; 14:9; 18:28; 18:28; 25:7; 43:34; 47:2

Exodus

16:1; 26:3; 26:9; 27:14; 27:15; 36:10; 36:16; 36:38; 38:14; 38:15; 38:28

Leviticus

23:6

Numbers

1:25; 3:47; 3:47; 18:16; 31:32; 31:37

Joshua

8:12; 10:5; 13:3

Judges

3:3; 14:10; 18:7; 18:14; 18:17; 20:35; 20:45

1 Samuel

6:18; 17:5; 25:18

2 Samuel

19:18; 21:8

1 Kings

5:12; 7:3; 7:23; 7:39; 7:49

2 Kings

8:16; 8:16; 14:17; 14:23; 20:6

1 Chronicles

3:20; 11:23; 24:14; 29:7

2 Chronicles

3:15; 4:2; 4:7; 15:10; 15:19; 25:25; 35:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:5; 2:69

Esther

9:21

Isaiah

38:5

Jeremiah

52:30

Ezekiel

1:1; 1:2; 8:1; 8:16; 33:21; 40:21; 40:25; 40:29; 40:30; 40:33; 40:36; 42:16; 42:16; 45:3; 45:3; 45:6; 45:12; 48:15; 48:16

Hosea

3:2

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Strong's Number H2568 matches the Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš),
which occurs 33 times in 25 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:1

Exo 16:1 - Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth^H2568 day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

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Exo 22:1 - “[fn]If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five^H2568 oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:3

Exo 26:3 - “Five^H2568 curtains shall be [fn]joined to one another, and the other five^H2568 curtains shall be [fn]joined to one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:9

Exo 26:9 - “You shall [fn]join five^H2568 curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain [fn]at the front of the tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:26

Exo 26:26 - “Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five^H2568 for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

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Exo 26:27 - and five^H2568 bars for the boards of the [fn]other side of the tabernacle, and five^H2568 bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle for the [fn]rear side to the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:37

Exo 26:37 - “You shall make five^H2568 pillars of acacia for the screen and overlay them with gold, their hooks also being of gold; and you shall cast five^H2568 [fn]sockets of [fn]bronze for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:1

Exo 27:1 - “And you shall make the altar of acacia wood, five^H2568 [fn]cubits long and five^H2568 cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.

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Exo 27:14 - “The hangings for the one [fn]side of the gate shall be fifteen^H2568 cubits with their three pillars and their three [fn]sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:15

Exo 27:15 - “And for the [fn]other [fn]side shall be hangings of fifteen^H2568 cubits with their three pillars and their three [fn]sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:18

Exo 27:18 - “The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five^H2568 cubits of fine twisted linen, and their [fn]sockets of bronze.

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Exo 30:23 - “Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five^H2568 hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,

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Exo 30:24 - and of cassia five^H2568 hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:10

Exo 36:10 - He [fn]joined five^H2568 curtains to one another and the other five^H2568 curtains he [fn]joined to one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:16

Exo 36:16 - He [fn]joined five^H2568 curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:31

Exo 36:31 - Then he made bars of acacia wood, five^H2568 for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:32

Exo 36:32 - and five^H2568 bars for the boards of the [fn]other side of the tabernacle, and five^H2568 bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the [fn]rear side to the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:38

Exo 36:38 - and he made its five^H2568 pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their [fn]bands with gold; but their five^H2568 [fn]sockets were of [fn]bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:1

Exo 38:1 - Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five^H2568 [fn]cubits [fn]long, and five^H2568 cubits [fn]wide, square, and three cubits [fn]high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:14

Exo 38:14 - The hangings for the one [fn]side of the gate were fifteen^H2568 cubits, with their three pillars and their three [fn]sockets,

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Exo 38:15 - and so for the [fn]other [fn]side. [fn]On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen^H2568 cubits, with their three pillars and their three [fn]sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:18

Exo 38:18 - The screen of the gate of the court was the work of the [fn]weaver, of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the [fn]height was five^H2568 cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:25

Exo 38:25 - The silver of those of the congregation who were [fn]numbered was 100 talents and 1,775^H2568 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

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Exo 38:26 - a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were [fn]numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550^H2568 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:28

Exo 38:28 - Of the 1,775^H2568 shekels, he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their tops and made [fn]bands for them.

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