What does חֲמִישִׁי mean in the Bible?
חֲמִישִׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "fifth ; also a fifth".
Hebrew · H2549
חֲמִישִׁי
Fifth ; also a fifth
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חֲמִישִׁי H2549
What does חֲמִישִׁי mean in the Bible?
חֲמִישִׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "fifth ; also a fifth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2549?
The BSB source-word alignment has 45 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fifth (13), a fifth (11), In the fifth (6), day of the fifth (3), On the fifth (3).
Where does חֲמִישִׁי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (10), Leviticus (9), Jeremiah (4), Numbers (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the fifth 13× Genesis 1:23, Joshua 19:24, 1 Chronicles 3:3, 1 Chronicles 8:2
a fifth 11× Genesis 30:17, Genesis 47:24, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:5
In the fifth 6× 1 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 12:2, Ezra 7:8, Jeremiah 28:1
day of the fifth 3× 2 Kings 25:8, Ezra 7:9, Jeremiah 52:12
On the fifth 3× Numbers 7:36, Numbers 29:26, Judges 19:8
[day] of the fifth 1× Numbers 33:38
But in the fifth 1× Leviticus 19:25
fifth 1× 1 Chronicles 2:14
for the fifth 1× 1 Chronicles 27:8
his fifth 1× 2 Samuel 3:4
of the fifth 1× Jeremiah 36:9
of the fifth month 1× Ezekiel 20:1
was the fifth 1× Ezekiel 1:2
with five-sided 1× 1 Kings 6:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:23 חֲמִישִֽׁי׃פ to the fifth Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 30:17 חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ to a fifth Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 47:24 חֲמִישִׁ֖ית to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular Leviticus 5:16 חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:5 וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו to a fifth Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 19:25 הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת to But in the fifth Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Leviticus 22:14 חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:13 חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:15 חֲמִישִׁ֧ית to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Leviticus 27:19 חֲמִשִׁ֧ית to a fifth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:23
Aligned rows 45
Books represented 15
Genesis 3 Leviticus 9 Numbers 4 Joshua 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 10 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 2 Zechariah 3
Source forms
הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י 3x ha·ḥă·mî·šî Numbers 7:36, 1 Chronicles 24:9, 1 Chronicles 27:8
הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ 2x ha·ḥă·mî·šî 2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 52:12
הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י 2x ha·ḥă·mî·šî Ezra 7:8, Jeremiah 28:1
הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ 2x ha·ḥă·mî·šî 1 Chronicles 2:14, 1 Chronicles 26:4
הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ס 2x ha·ḥă·mî·šî 1 Chronicles 8:2, Jeremiah 1:3
חֲמִישִׁ֖ית 2x ḥă·mî·šîṯ Genesis 47:24, Nehemiah 6:5
בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣י 1x ba·ḥă·mî·šî Zechariah 7:5
בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ 1x ba·ḥă·mi·šî Ezekiel 20:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 23x Numbers 7:36, Numbers 29:26, Numbers 33:38, Joshua 19:24
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 5x Leviticus 19:25, 1 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 12:2, Jeremiah 36:9
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 22:14, Leviticus 27:13, Leviticus 27:27
Number - ordinal feminine singular 3x Genesis 47:24, 1 Kings 6:31, Nehemiah 6:5
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 27:15, Leviticus 27:19
Number - ordinal masculine singular 2x Genesis 1:23, Genesis 30:17
Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 20:1, Zechariah 7:5
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 6:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. fifth ; also a fifth
Source Gloss
fifth ; also a fifth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
fifth; also a fifth BDB: fifth Usage: fifth (part).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲמִישִׁי is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain