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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
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TWOT Reference: 1711b

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
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).

  1. ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)

    1. used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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).
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 Köii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges§§ 92d, e, 134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 Köii. 1, 427 WSG 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

1:3

Joshua

15:51; 19:38

Judges

3:14; 8:10

2 Samuel

2:30; 19:18

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

H6240

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Strong's Number H6240 matches the Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (ʿeśer),
which occurs 338 times in 292 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Num 7:84–Jos 21:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve H6240 chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve H6240 spoons of gold:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:86

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:86 - The golden spoons were twelve, H6240 full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:87

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:87 - All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve H6240 bullocks, the rams twelve, H6240 the lambs of the first year twelve, H6240 with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. H6240

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:3 - In the fourteenth H6240 day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:5 - And they kept the passover on the fourteenth H6240 day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:11 - The fourteenth H6240 day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:49 - Now they that died in the plague were fourteen H6240 thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve H6240 rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve H6240 rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:16 - And in the fourteenth H6240 day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17 - And in the fifteenth H6240 day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12 - And on the fifteenth H6240 day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13 - And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen H6240 young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:14 - And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen H6240 bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:15 - And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen H6240 lambs:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:17 - And on the second day ye shall offer twelve H6240 young bullocks, two rams, fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without spot:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:20 - And on the third day eleven H6240 bullocks, two rams, fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:23 - And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without blemish:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:26 - And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without spot:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:29 - And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without blemish:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:32 - And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen H6240 lambs of the first year without blemish:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:5 - So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve H6240 thousand armed for war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:40 - And the persons were sixteen H6240 thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:46 - And sixteen H6240 thousand persons;)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen H6240 thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:3 - And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth H6240 day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:9 - And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve H6240 fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:2 - (There are eleven H6240 days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:3 - And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh H6240 month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve H6240 men of you, one of a tribe:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:12 - Now therefore take you twelve H6240 men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:2 - Take you twelve H6240 men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:3 - And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve H6240 stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:4 - Then Joshua called the twelve H6240 men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:8 - And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve H6240 stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - And Joshua set up twelve H6240 stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:20 - And those twelve H6240 stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:10 - And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth H6240 day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:25 - And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve H6240 thousand, even all the men of Ai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:36 - And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen H6240 cities with their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:41 - And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen H6240 cities with their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:51 - And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven H6240 cities with their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:24 - And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve H6240 cities with their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:28 - And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen H6240 cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:6 - And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen H6240 cities and their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:15 - And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve H6240 cities with their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:22 - And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen H6240 cities with their villages.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:38 - And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen H6240 cities with their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:4 - And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen H6240 cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:6 - And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen H6240 cities.

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