חָמֵשׁ
five
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Part of speech
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
45 verses where H2568 appears in the Absolute state in the Book of Ezekiel. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 1:1 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
- Ezekiel 1:2 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
- Ezekiel 8:1 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms It happened in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Yahweh fell there on me.
- Ezekiel 8:16 וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה conj + Adjective Cardinal number ms He brought me into the inner court of Yahweh's house; and see, at the door of the temple of Yahweh, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the temple of Yahweh, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.
- Ezekiel 11:1 וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה conj + Adjective Cardinal number ms Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
- Ezekiel 32:17 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms It happened also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 33:21 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms It happened in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, that one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city has been struck.
- Ezekiel 40:1 וְ/חָמֵ֣שׁ conj + Adjective Cardinal number fs In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was struck, in the same day, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there.
- Ezekiel 40:7 חָמֵ֣שׁ adj Cardinal number fs Every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and [the space] between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.
- Ezekiel 40:13 וְ/חָמֵ֖שׁ conj + Adjective Cardinal number fs He measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; door against door.
- Ezekiel 40:21 חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs The lodges of it were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts of it and the arches of it were after the measure of the first gate: the length of it was fifty cubits, and the breadth twenty-five cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:25 חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs There were windows in it and in the arches of it round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth twenty-five cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:29 וְ/חָמֵ֖שׁ conj + Adjective Cardinal number fs and the lodges of it, and the posts of it, and the arches of it, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches of it round about; it was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits broad.
- Ezekiel 40:30 חָמֵ֤שׁ חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs There were arches round about, twenty-five cubits long, and five cubits broad.
- Ezekiel 40:33 חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs and the lodges of it, and the posts of it, and the arches of it, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches of it round about; it was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits broad.
- Ezekiel 40:36 חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs the lodges of it, the posts of it, and the arches of it: and there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth twenty-five cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:48 חָמֵ֤שׁ וְ/חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs conj + Adjective Cardinal number fs Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
- Ezekiel 41:2 חָמֵ֤שׁ וְ/חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs conj + Adjective Cardinal number fs The breadth of the entrance was ten cubits; and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length of it, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits.
- Ezekiel 41:9 חָמֵ֣שׁ adj Cardinal number fs The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.
- Ezekiel 41:11 חָמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs The doors of the side-chambers were toward [the place] that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
- Ezekiel 41:12 חָֽמֵשׁ adj Cardinal number fs The building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length of it ninety cubits.
- Ezekiel 42:16 חֲמֵשׁ adj Cardinal number fs He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
- Ezekiel 42:17 חֲמֵשׁ adj Cardinal number fs He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.
- Ezekiel 42:18 חֲמֵשׁ adj Cardinal number fs He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
- Ezekiel 42:19 חֲמֵשׁ adj Cardinal number fs He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
- Ezekiel 42:20 חֲמֵ֣שׁ חֲמֵ֣שׁ adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common.
- Ezekiel 45:1 חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה adj Cardinal number ms Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border of it round about.
- Ezekiel 45:2 חֲמֵ֥שׁ בַּ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs prep det + Adjective Cardinal number fs Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred [in length] by five hundred [in breadth], square round about; and fifty cubits for the suburbs of it round about.
- Ezekiel 45:3 חמש חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number ms Of this measure shall you measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary, which is most holy.
- Ezekiel 45:5 וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה conj + Adjective Cardinal number ms Twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be to the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession to themselves, [for] twenty chambers.
- Ezekiel 45:6 חֲמֵ֤שֶׁת חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה adj Cardinal number ms cs adj Cardinal number ms You shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and twenty-five thousand long, side by side with the offering of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 45:12 חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וַ/חֲמִשָּׁה֙ adj Cardinal number ms conj + Adjective Cardinal number ms The shekel shall be twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
- Ezekiel 45:25 בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁה֩ prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms In the seventh [month], in the fifteenth day of the month, in the feast, shall he do the like the seven days; according to the sin-offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meal-offering, and according to the oil.
- Ezekiel 48:8 חֲמִשָּׁה֩ adj Cardinal number ms By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand [reeds] in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
- Ezekiel 48:9 חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה adj Cardinal number ms The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand [reeds] in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
- Ezekiel 48:10 חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה adj Cardinal number ms adj Cardinal number ms For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand [in length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it.
- Ezekiel 48:13 חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה adj Cardinal number ms adj Cardinal number ms Answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
- Ezekiel 48:15 וַ/חֲמֵ֨שֶׁת חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה conj + Adjective Cardinal number ms cs adj Cardinal number ms The five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst of it.
- Ezekiel 48:16 חֲמֵ֤שׁ חֲמֵ֥שׁ חמש חֲמֵ֤שׁ חֲמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs adj Cardinal number fs These shall be the measures of it: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
- Ezekiel 48:20 חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה adj Cardinal number ms prep det + Adjective Cardinal number ms All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering four-square, with the possession of the city.
- Ezekiel 48:21 חֲמִשָּׁה֩ חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה adj Cardinal number ms adj Cardinal number ms The residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, answerable to the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.
- Ezekiel 48:30 חֲמֵ֥שׁ adj Cardinal number fs These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure;
- Ezekiel 48:32 חֲמֵ֤שׁ adj Cardinal number fs At the east side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
- Ezekiel 48:33 חֲמֵ֨שׁ adj Cardinal number fs At the south side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
- Ezekiel 48:34 חֲמֵ֤שׁ adj Cardinal number fs At the west side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
About this entry
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חמש — transliterated châmêsh — is a Hebrew noun carrying the sense “five.” The lexicon spreads it across several senses; see its full sense range. With 273 verses in 21 books, it is a common word in the Hebrew Bible. Debuting at Genesis 5:6, it then recurs through the corpus. Sharing its root, it stands alongside חמישי, חמש and חמשים. See the sense tree, 273-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
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About this word
Strong's H2568 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 273
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 273 distinct verses.
- 21 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 21 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #143
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 143 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 273 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 273 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 114 verses · 42%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 102 verses · 37%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 57 verses · 21%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Five 249×, Was five 15×, Fifteenth 14×
- American Standard Version: Five 240×, Was five 14×, Fifteenth 12×
- Berean Standard Bible: Five 142×, Fifteenth 16×, Fifteen 11×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Five 160×, Were 24×, And 14×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2568 across 335 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 28 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 8 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2568 across 334 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 36 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H2568 across 216 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 24 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 126 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2568 across 280 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 82 further occurrences.
22 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 22 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. without other numeral:
- a. חָמֵשׁ, before fpl. noun Gn 43:34 + 35 times; before n. coll. ח׳ צאן 1 S 25:18; v. also ח׳ בָּאַמָּה five in cubit(s) = five cubits 1 K 7:23; 1 Ch 11:23; 2 Ch 4:2; after noun (late) 2 K 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֹרָם = in the fifth year) + 6 times Ch; no noun expr. 1 K 7:39(×2), 49(×2) 1 Ch 3:20; 2 Ch 4:7(×2). e.g. Genesis 43:34
- b. חֲמִשָּׁה before mpl. noun Gn 47:2 + 18 times; after noun Ex 36:38 + 36 times Nu (all P); no noun expr. Gn 14:9 (only here c. art.) + 20 times e.g. Genesis 47:2
- c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֹת, אֲלָפִים, v. 3, 4) Ex 26:3, 9; 36:10, 16 + Ez 42:16 ח׳ אַמּוֹת Kt, but Qr ח׳ מאות, v. infr. e.g. Exodus 26:3
- d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Jos 10:5 + 5 times; \ Ju 18:7, 14, 17; ח׳ שׁקלים Nu 18:16; also, distrib., ח׳ ח׳ שְׁקָלִים 3:47; ח׳ הַסְּרָנִים Jos 13:3; Ju 3:3; 1 S 6:18; ח׳ בני מ׳ 2 S 21:8. e.g. Joshua 10:5
- e. = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2 K 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ez 1:1, 2; 8:1; 33:21; (so also 15th, 25th, etc.) e.g. 2 Kings 8:16
- 2. ח׳ combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten = fifteen:
- a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (c. n.f.) Gn 5:10; 7:20; Ex 27:14, 15; 38:14, 15; 2 K 14:17, 23; 20:6; 2 Ch 15:10; 25:25; Is 38:5. e.g. Genesis 5:10
- b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (c. n.m.), (1) after noun Est 9:21; (2) before noun Ex 16:1 (= ordinal fifteenth, so Lv 23:6 +) Ho 3:2 +. e.g. Esther 9:21
- c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before n. 2 S 19:18 +. e.g. 2 Samuel 19:18
- d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without n. = ordinal fifteenth 1 Ch 24:14 + 4 times + Ez 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co). e.g. 1 Chronicles 24:14
- 3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת = 500 Gn 5:30, 32 + 49 times + Ez 42:16 Qr e.g. Genesis 5:30
- 4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים = 5000 Nu 31:32; Jos 8:12; Ju 20:45; 1 S 17:5; Ez 45:6; 48:15; 1 Ch 29:7; 2 Ch 35:9; Ezr 1:11; 2:69;—in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without א׳) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc. e.g. Numbers 31:32
- 5. with other numerals:
- a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral: (1) noun repeated Gn 5:6 + 4 times; (2) noun with 2nd num. only, Gn 5:17 + 8 times + Ez 45:3 Kt; (3) noun c. בְּ with 2nd num. Ez 40:21 + 2 times e.g. Genesis 5:6
- b. חָמֵשׁ after larger num.: (1) noun repeated Gn 25:7; (2) noun foll. ח׳ (only) Ju 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration); (3) noun before both num., st. abs., 2 Ch 3:15; st. cstr. 2 Ch 15:19. e.g. Genesis 25:7
- c. no noun expr., ח׳ between other num., e.g. שֵׁשׁ מאות ח׳ ושׁבעים Nu 31:37. e.g. Numbers 31:37
- d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger num., noun foll. larger num. Nu 1:25 + 22 times e.g. Numbers 1:25
- e. ח׳ follows, and (1) is foll. by noun Ju 20:35 + 7 times; (2) noun precedes both 1 K 7:3; Je 52:30. e.g. Judges 20:35
- f. ח׳ precedes, no noun expr. 1 K 5:12. e.g. 1 Kings 5:12
- g. ח׳ follows, no noun expr. Gn 18:28 +. e.g. Genesis 18:28
- h. no noun expr. ח׳ between other num. Ex 38:28; Ezr 2:5. e.g. Exodus 38:28
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. and f. five (NH id., id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, ܚܰܡܶܫ, ܚܰܡܶܫܬܳܐ; Ph. חמשת; Palm. חמשא, c. n. masc., ReckendorfZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic ኀምስ, ኀምስቱ Arabic خَمْسٌ, خَمْسَةٌ; Sab. & Liḥyân. חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73);—m. (c. n.f.) abs. חָמֵשׁ Gn 5:6 + 94 times + Ez 40:30 (del. 𝔊B Hi-Sm Co; Co del. also in v 25, 29, 33, 36) + Ez 45:3 Kt (where read f. with Qr); cstr. חֲמֵשׁ Gn 5:10 + 67 times + Ez 48:16 Kt; f. (c. n.m.) abs. חֲמִשָּׁה v. LagBN 80 Gn 18:28 + 139 times (incl. Ez 8:16 del. B Co al.); cstr. חֲמֵשֶׁת Nu 3:47(×2) + 26 times;—on pl. חֲמִשִּׂים fifty, see below;—five, in Hex chiefly P;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive numeral
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
חָמֵשׁ
- (b. h.) five (numeral letter ה׳). Snh. V, 3 בחמש (sub. שעות) during the fifth hour of the day. Ib. בחמשה (sub. ימים) on the fifth of the month.—Sabb. 77ᵇ חמשה אימות וכ׳ (sub. מִינֵי), v. אֵימָה. B. Mets. IV, 9 תשלומי ארבעה וח׳ fines of the fourfold or fivefold value (Ex. XXI, 37); a. v. fr.—Pl. חֲמִשִּׁים (נ׳) fifty. R. Hash. 21ᵇ. Ab. V, 21 בן ח׳ at the age of fifty years; a. v. fr.—Denom. חִמֵּשׁ to divide into five.—Part. pass. מְחוּמָּשׁ; f. מְחוּמֶּשֶׁת, pl. מְחוּמָּשׁוֹת. B. Bath. 150ᵃ ובלבד שיהו מח׳ provided the minimum of wool required is equally divided between the five lambs.—חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה f.; חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר m. (ט"ו) fifteen. Y. Sabb. VI, 8ᵇ (ref. to וחמשים, Ex. XIII, 18) בח׳ ע׳ מיני וכ׳ with fifteen kinds of arms. Taan. IV, 8 כח׳ ע׳ באב like the celebration of the fifteenth of Ab; a. fr.—Constr. of חֲמִשָּׁה; חֲמֵשֶׁת. Kidd. 30ᵃ ח׳ אלפים five thousand; a. fr. e.g. Exodus 21:37
חֲמֵשׁ
- Targ. Gen. XLV, 11. Ib. XLVII, 2; a. fr.—Yoma 84ᵃ ח׳ ומעלי וכ׳ on Thursday and on Friday; a. fr.—Pl. חַמְשִׁין fifty. Targ. Num. XXXI, 47; a. fr.—B. Mets. 51ᵃ; a. fr.—חֲמֵישַׁת עַשְׂרָה (חֲמֵישְׁתְּ) fifteen. Targ. O. Lev. XXIII, 6; a. fr.; v. חֲמֵיסַר.
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Forms in the corpus
The 85 distinct written forms H2568 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 25 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H2568, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 258 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 273 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 5:6
- Exodus 16:1
- Leviticus 23:6
- Numbers 1:21
- Joshua 8:12
- Judges 3:3
- 1 Samuel 6:4
- 2 Samuel 4:4
- 1 Kings 6:6
- 2 Kings 6:25
- 1 Chronicles 2:4
- 2 Chronicles 3:11
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
