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חֲמִישִׁי

Fifth ; also a fifth

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חֲמִישִׁיH2549

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

What does חֲמִישִׁי mean in the Bible?

חֲמִישִׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "fifth ; also a fifth".

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 fifth13×Genesis 1:23, Joshua 19:24, 1 Chronicles 3:3, 1 Chronicles 8:2
a fifth11×Genesis 30:17, Genesis 47:24, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:5
In the fifth6×1 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 12:2, Ezra 7:8, Jeremiah 28:1
day of the fifth3×2 Kings 25:8, Ezra 7:9, Jeremiah 52:12
On the fifth3×Numbers 7:36, Numbers 29:26, Judges 19:8
[day] of the fifth1×Numbers 33:38
But in the fifth1×Leviticus 19:25
fifth1×1 Chronicles 2:14
for the fifth1×1 Chronicles 27:8
his fifth1×2 Samuel 3:4
of the fifth1×Jeremiah 36:9
of the fifth month1×Ezekiel 20:1
was the fifth1×Ezekiel 1:2
with five-sided1×1 Kings 6:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:23חֲמִישִֽׁי׃פtothe fifthNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 30:17חֲמִישִֽׁי׃toa fifthNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 47:24חֲמִישִׁ֖יתtoa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singularLeviticus 5:16חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙toa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 6:5וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יוtoa fifthConjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 19:25הַחֲמִישִׁ֗תtoBut in the fifthArticle | Number - ordinal feminine singularLeviticus 22:14חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙toa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 27:13חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹtoa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 27:15חֲמִישִׁ֧יתtoa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singular constructLeviticus 27:19חֲמִשִׁ֧יתtoa fifthNumber - ordinal feminine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:23
Aligned rows45
Books represented15
Genesis3Leviticus9Numbers4Joshua1Judges12 Samuel11 Kings22 Kings11 Chronicles102 Chronicles1Ezra2Nehemiah1Jeremiah4Ezekiel2Zechariah3
Source forms
הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י3xha·ḥă·mî·šîNumbers 7:36, 1 Chronicles 24:9, 1 Chronicles 27:8
הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙2xha·ḥă·mî·šî2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 52:12
הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י2xha·ḥă·mî·šîEzra 7:8, Jeremiah 28:1
הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃2xha·ḥă·mî·šî1 Chronicles 2:14, 1 Chronicles 26:4
הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ס2xha·ḥă·mî·šî1 Chronicles 8:2, Jeremiah 1:3
חֲמִישִׁ֖ית2xḥă·mî·šîṯGenesis 47:24, Nehemiah 6:5
בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣י1xba·ḥă·mî·šîZechariah 7:5
בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙1xba·ḥă·mi·šîEzekiel 20:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular23xNumbers 7:36, Numbers 29:26, Numbers 33:38, Joshua 19:24
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular5xLeviticus 19:25, 1 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 12:2, Jeremiah 36:9
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular5xLeviticus 5:16, Leviticus 22:14, Leviticus 27:13, Leviticus 27:27
Number - ordinal feminine singular3xGenesis 47:24, 1 Kings 6:31, Nehemiah 6:5
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct2xLeviticus 27:15, Leviticus 27:19
Number - ordinal masculine singular2xGenesis 1:23, Genesis 30:17
Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular2xEzekiel 20:1, Zechariah 7:5
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 6:5
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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