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Lexicon :: Strong's H6237 - ʿāśar

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עָשַׂר
Transliteration
ʿāśar
Pronunciation
aw-sar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (ident. with עָשַׁר (H6238))
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TWOT Reference: 1711c

Strong’s Definitions

עָשַׂר ʻâsar, aw-sar'; a primitive root (identical with H6238); to accumulate; but used only as denominative from H6235; to tithe, i.e. to take or give a tenth:—× surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), × truly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6237 in the following manner: tithe (4x), take..tenth (2x), give tenth (1x), surly (1x), truly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6237 in the following manner: tithe (4x), take..tenth (2x), give tenth (1x), surly (1x), truly (1x).

  1. to tithe, take the tenth part of, give a tithe, take a tithe

    1. (Qal) to tithe

    2. (Piel) to give a tithe

    3. (Hiphil) to take a tithe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשַׂר ʻâsar, aw-sar'; a primitive root (identical with H6238); to accumulate; but used only as denominative from H6235; to tithe, i.e. to take or give a tenth:—× surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), × truly.
STRONGS H6237: Abbreviations
† [עָשַׂר] verb denominative take the tenth of, tithe; —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעְשׂר 1 Samuel 8:15, 17 (with accusative of thing tithed).
Pi. Imperfect + Infinitive absolute give a tenth of, with accusative of thing: 2nd person masculine singular עַשֵּׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר Deuteronomy 14:22; 1st person singular עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָ֑ח Genesis 28:22 (P); Participle taking the tenth, הַמְעַשְּׂרִים Nehemiah 10:38.
Hiph. (so usually explained) Infinitive לַעְשֵׂר Deuteronomy 26:12 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb i.e. taking, reckoning, tithe, but Infinitive construct with ֵ֯ improbable, < read לְעַשֵּׂר Pi.; בַּעְשֵׂר Nehemiah 10:39 absolute, i.e. receiving tithes, but read probably בַּעְשׂר Qal (on anomalous points, see Ges§ 53k DrDeuteronomy 26:12).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:22

Deuteronomy

14:22; 26:12; 26:12

1 Samuel

8:15; 8:17

Nehemiah

10:38; 10:39

H6237

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6237 matches the Hebrew עָשַׂר (ʿāśar),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:22 - And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:22 - “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:15 - He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:17 - He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:37 - We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:38 - “A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms.
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