חָמֵשׁ

cha.meshNounH2568

five

From: masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral;

Short Definition

five

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N

DescriptionHebrew Noun

Occurrences

265 times

Appears 265 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
48
Ezk
45
Exodus
24
Genesis
22
2 Chronicles
21

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:23
  • 2 Kings 14:2
  • Ezk 40:7
  • Genesis 18:28
  • Nehemiah 6:15

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