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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)
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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 26 times in 25 verses in '2Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:14 - And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve H6240 thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood upon twelve H6240 oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:15 - One sea, and twelve H6240 oxen under it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - And twelve H6240 lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25 - And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve H6240 thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:21 - And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen H6240 wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:13 - So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen H6240 years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:1 - Now in the eighteenth H6240 year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21 - But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen H6240 wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen H6240 daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:10 - So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth H6240 year of the reign of Asa.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:25 - And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen H6240 years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:1 - Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen H6240 years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:3 - Sixteen H6240 years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:1 - Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen H6240 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:8 - He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen H6240 years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:1 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen H6240 years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:17 - Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth H6240 day of the first month they made an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:15 - Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth H6240 day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:1 - Manasseh was twelve H6240 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3 - For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth H6240 year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:8 - Now in the eighteenth H6240 year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1 - Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth H6240 day of the first month.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - In the eighteenth H6240 year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:5 - Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven H6240 years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:11 - Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven H6240 years in Jerusalem.
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