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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.
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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 stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:22 - “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year—the year of tithing—and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled,

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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 vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:17 - “He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:37 - to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:38 - And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse.
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