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Lexicon :: Strong's H2568 - ḥāmēš

Aa
חָמֵשׁ
Transliteration
ḥāmēš
Pronunciation
khaw-maysh'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive numeral
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 686a

Strong’s Definitions

חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x

The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x
The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

  1. five

    1. five (cardinal number)

    2. a multiple of five (with another number)

    3. fifth (ordinal number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).
STRONGS H2568: Abbreviations
חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה 342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, Wemfo, aXtwemfo; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic ኀምስ፡ ኀምስቱ፡ Arabic خَمْسً, خَمْسَةً Sabean & Liḥyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); — masculine (with noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Genesis 5:6 + 94 times + Ezekiel 40:30 (strike out Greek Version of the LXXB Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in Ezekiel 40:25; Ezekiel 40:29; Ezekiel 40:33; Ezekiel 40:36) + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Genesis 5:10 + 67 times + Ezekiel 48:16 Kt; feminine (with noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Genesis 18:28 + 139 times (including Ezekiel 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Numbers 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 times; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Genesis 43:34 + 35 times; before collective noun צאֹן ח׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; see also בָּאַמָּה ח׳ five in cubit(s)＝five cubits 1 Kings 7:23; 1 Chronicles 11:23; 2 Chronicles 4:2; after noun (late) 2 Kings 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם＝in the fifth year) + 6 times Chronicles; no noun expressed 1 Kings 7:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:49 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 3:20; 2 Chronicles 4:7 (twice in verse).
b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Genesis 47:2 + 18 times; after noun Exodus 36:38 + 36 times Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Genesis 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 times.
c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exodus 26:3, 9; Exodus 36:10, 16 + Ezekiel 42:16 אַמּוֺת ח׳ Kt, but Qr מאות ח׳, see below.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Joshua 10:5 + 5 times; הָאֲנָשִׁים ח׳ Judges 18:7, 14, 17; שׁקלים ח׳ Numbers 18:16; also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ח׳ ח׳ Numbers 3:47; הַסְּרָנִים ח׳ Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:18; בני מ׳ ח׳ 2 Samuel 21:8.
e.＝ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2 Kings 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezekiel 1:1, 2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:21; (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ח׳ combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten＝fifteen:
a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with noun feminine) Genesis 5:10; Genesis 7:20; Exodus 27:14, 15; Exodus 38:14, 15; 2 Kings 14:17, 23; 2 Kings 20:6; 2 Chronicles 15:10; 25:25; Isaiah 38:5.
b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (with noun masculine),
(1) after noun Esther 9:21;
(2) before noun Exodus 16:1 (= ordinal fifteenth, so Leviticus 23:6 +) Hosea 3:2 +.
c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2 Samuel 19:18 +.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun＝ordinal fifteenth 1 Chronicles 24:14 +4 times + Ezekiel 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת＝500 Genesis 5:30, 32 + 49 times + Ezekiel 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים＝5000 Numbers 31:32; Joshua 8:12; Judges 20:45; 1 Samuel 17:5; Ezekiel 45:6; Ezekiel 48:15; 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69; — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without א׳) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 5:6 + 4 times;
(2) noun with 2nd number only, Genesis 5:17 + 8 times + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt;
(3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezekiel 40:21 + 2 times
b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 25:7;
(2) noun following ח׳ (only) Judges 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration);
(3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2 Chronicles 3:15; stative construct 2 Chronicles 15:19.
c. no noun expressed, ח׳ between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים שֵׁשׁ מאות ח׳ Numbers 31:37.
d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Numbers 1:25 + 22 times
e. ח׳ follows, and
(1) is followed by noun Judges 20:35 + 7 times;
(2) noun precedes both 1 Kings 7:3; Jeremiah 52:30.
f. ח׳ precedes, no noun expressed 1 Kings 5:12.
g. ח׳ follows, no noun expressed Genesis 18:28 +.
h. no noun expressed ח׳ between other number Exodus 38:28; Ezra 2:5.
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

5:6; 5:6; 5:10; 5:10; 5:17; 5:30; 5:32; 7:20; 14:9; 18:28; 18:28; 25:7; 43:34; 47:2

Exodus

16:1; 26:3; 26:9; 27:14; 27:15; 36:10; 36:16; 36:38; 38:14; 38:15; 38:28

Leviticus

23:6

Numbers

1:25; 3:47; 3:47; 18:16; 31:32; 31:37

Joshua

8:12; 10:5; 13:3

Judges

3:3; 14:10; 18:7; 18:14; 18:17; 20:35; 20:45

1 Samuel

6:18; 17:5; 25:18

2 Samuel

19:18; 21:8

1 Kings

5:12; 7:3; 7:23; 7:39; 7:49

2 Kings

8:16; 8:16; 14:17; 14:23; 20:6

1 Chronicles

3:20; 11:23; 24:14; 29:7

2 Chronicles

3:15; 4:2; 4:7; 15:10; 15:19; 25:25; 35:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:5; 2:69

Esther

9:21

Isaiah

38:5

Jeremiah

52:30

Ezekiel

1:1; 1:2; 8:1; 8:16; 33:21; 40:21; 40:25; 40:29; 40:30; 40:33; 40:36; 42:16; 42:16; 45:3; 45:3; 45:6; 45:12; 48:15; 48:16

Hosea

3:2

H2568

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2568 matches the Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš),
which occurs 345 times in 272 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Lev 26:8–Num 31:43)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8 - Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5 - A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7 - A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21 - This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families[fn]:
TribeNumber
Reuben (Jacob’s[fn] oldest son)46,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25 -
Gad45,650

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33 -
Ephraim son of Joseph40,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 -
Benjamin35,400

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Asher41,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:46 - The total number was 603,550.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11 - “The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
TribeLeaderNumber
ReubenElizur son of Shedeur46,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:15 -
GadEliasaph son of Deuel[fn]45,650

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19 - “The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
TribeLeaderNumber
EphraimElishama son of Ammihud40,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:23 -
BenjaminAbidan son of Gideoni35,400

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:28 -
AsherPagiel son of Ocran41,500

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32 - In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22 - There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47 - collect five pieces of silver[fn] for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - He collected 1,365 pieces of silver[fn] on behalf of these firstborn sons of Israel (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel).

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48 - numbered 8,580.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nethanel son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elizur son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elishama son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83 - For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahira son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24 - “This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:19 - And it won’t be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16 - Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver[fn] (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:18 - These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:22 - These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:27 - These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37 - These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500. These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41 - These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:50 - These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17 - On the following day—the fifteenth day of the month—a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12 - “Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month,[fn] you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters,[fn] a seven-day festival to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28 - From the army’s portion, first give the LORD his share of the plunder—one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:32 - The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:37 - of which 675 were the LORD’s share;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39 - 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the LORD’s share;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43 - It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

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