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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

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).

  1. 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).
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, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic ኀምስ፡ ኀምስቱ፡ Arabic خَمْسً, خَمْسَةً Sabean & Liḥyânian חֿמס DHMZMG 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 LXXB 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 LagBN 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H2568

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Strong's Number H2568 matches the Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš),
which occurs 73 times in 48 verses in 'Num' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:46 - all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11 - And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:15 - And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19 - And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:23 - And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:28 - And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32 - These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22 - Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above—of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47 - “you shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48 - those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29 - and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83 - and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24 - “This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:19 - ‘You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16 - “And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:18 - These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:22 - These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:27 - These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37 - These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41 - These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:50 - These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17 - ‘And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12 - ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28 - “And levy a tribute for the LORD on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:32 - The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:37 - and the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39 - The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43 - now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:45 - thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:3 - They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians.
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