Hebrew · H2568

חָמֵשׁ

Five

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חָמֵשׁH2568

Pronunciationḥāmēš

What does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) mean in the Bible?

חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš): Cardinal number denoting five; foundational to Israel's cultic and legal measurement systems

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What does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) mean in the Bible?

חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš): Cardinal number denoting five; foundational to Israel's cultic and legal measurement systems

How does the BSB render H2568?

The BSB source-word alignment has 344 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (88), five (82), and five (24), On the fifteenth (11), [was] five (8).

Where does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (73), Ezekiel (61), Exodus (33), 2 Chronicles (30).

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

. . .88×Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17

five82×Genesis 14:9, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 22:1

and five24×Genesis 45:22, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32, Numbers 7:17

On the fifteenth11×Exodus 16:1, Leviticus 23:6, Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:39

[was] five8×1 Kings 6:24, 2 Chronicles 3:11, Jeremiah 52:22, Ezekiel 41:9

[to be] five5×Ezekiel 40:48, Ezekiel 42:16, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18

fifteen5×Exodus 27:14, Leviticus 27:7, 1 Kings 7:3, 2 Kings 20:6

5,000 {}4×Judges 20:45, 1 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 35:9, Ezra 2:69

5004×Genesis 5:32, Genesis 11:11, Job 1:3

4,500 [cubits]3×Ezekiel 48:16

on the fifth3×Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 8:1

the five3×Numbers 31:8, Joshua 10:17, Judges 3:3

25,000 [cubits]2×Ezekiel 45:1, Ezekiel 48:20

4,500 [cubits long]2×Ezekiel 48:30, Ezekiel 48:33

500 shekels2×Exodus 30:23, Exodus 30:24

and 25,000 [cubits]2×Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 48:10

and the other five2×Exodus 26:3, Exodus 36:10

for fifteen2×2 Kings 14:17, 2 Chronicles 25:25

from the 25,000 [cubits]2×Ezekiel 48:21

So the five2×Joshua 10:5, Judges 18:7

the fifteenth2×1 Chronicles 24:14, 1 Chronicles 25:22

vvv2×Ezekiel 40:21, Ezekiel 40:25

which will be 4,500 [cubits long]2×Ezekiel 48:32, Ezekiel 48:34

-1×1 Kings 7:16

. . . 45,4001×Numbers 26:50

. . . 45,6001×Numbers 26:41

[also measured] five1×2 Chronicles 3:12

[An adjacent area] 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 45:5

[an area] 5,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 45:6

[belonging] to the five1×1 Samuel 6:18

[by] five1×1 Samuel 25:42

[each] five1×1 Kings 6:10

[measured] five1×2 Chronicles 3:12

[measuring] five1×2 Chronicles 3:15

[of the entrance were] fifteen1×Exodus 38:14

[shall be] 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:9

[shall have an area] 25,0001×Ezekiel 48:13

[were] five1×Ezekiel 41:2

[will be] 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:13

1,3651×Numbers 3:50

2051×Genesis 11:32

25,000 cubits long1×Ezekiel 48:10

351×Genesis 11:12

35,4001×Numbers 2:23

45,6501×Numbers 2:15

5,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:15

5,4001×Ezra 1:11

500 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 45:2

5951×Genesis 5:30

75,000 {}1×Esther 9:16

8151×Genesis 5:10

about five1×Joshua 8:12

and [there were] five1×Ezekiel 40:7

and 25,000 [cubits long]1×Ezekiel 48:15

and 4,500 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:16

and 5001×2 Chronicles 35:9

and 500,0001×2 Chronicles 13:17

and fifteenth1×Esther 9:21

and five others1×1 Chronicles 3:20

and his fifteen1×2 Samuel 19:17

And the five1×Judges 18:17

and their five1×Exodus 36:38

and there will be five1×Genesis 45:6

And when the five1×1 Samuel 6:16

as well as five1×2 Kings 25:19

as well as the five1×2 Samuel 21:8

by 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:20

eighty-five1×Joshua 14:10

every five1×Numbers 31:28

fifteen cubits long1×Exodus 27:15

five [in all]1×1 Chronicles 7:7

five [loaves of]1×1 Samuel 21:3

for fifteen [shekels]1×Hosea 3:2

for five1×Numbers 11:19

for the lack of five1×Genesis 18:28

from five1×Leviticus 27:5

had fifteen1×2 Samuel 9:10

had five1×1 Chronicles 2:4

In the fifteenth1×2 Kings 14:23

In the fifth1×2 Kings 8:16

It will be 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:8

Men twenty-five1×Numbers 8:24

numbered 35,4001×Numbers 1:37

numbered 45,6501×Numbers 1:25

of 25,000 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 45:3

of about fifteen1×Judges 8:10

of fifteen1×Genesis 7:20

of five1×Isaiah 30:17

of the fifteenth1×2 Chronicles 15:10

on the fifth day1×Ezekiel 33:21

or five1×Isaiah 17:6

sold for five [shekels]1×2 Kings 6:25

that begins on the fifteenth1×Ezekiel 45:25

that of the five1×Joshua 13:3

the ground five1×2 Kings 13:19

Then the five1×Judges 18:14

there were 500,0001×2 Samuel 24:9

there will be five1×Genesis 45:11

was five1×Genesis 43:34

was seventy-five1×Genesis 12:4

were also fifteen1×Exodus 38:15

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 5:6

Aligned rows344

Books represented21

Genesis25Exodus33Leviticus8Numbers73Joshua10Judges91 Samuel112 Samuel51 Kings192 Kings141 Chronicles112 Chronicles30Ezra9Nehemiah8Esther5Job2Isaiah6Jeremiah3Ezekiel61Daniel1Hosea1

Source forms

וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ19xwa·ḥă·mêšGenesis 5:30, Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:21, Numbers 1:33

חָמֵ֥שׁ17xḥā·mêšGenesis 5:6, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:21, Genesis 11:12

חֲמִשָּׁה֙16xḥă·miš·šāhExodus 26:37, Exodus 36:38, Leviticus 26:8, Numbers 7:17

וְחָמֵ֤שׁ15xwə·ḥā·mêšExodus 26:3, Exodus 36:10, 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Kings 7:23

חֲמֵ֥שׁ14xḥă·mêšGenesis 5:32, Genesis 11:11, Exodus 30:24, Exodus 36:16

חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה13xḥă·miš·šāhGenesis 18:28, Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29

חֲמִשָּׁ֑ה12xḥă·miš·šāhNumbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 7:35

חָמֵ֣שׁ11xḥā·mêšGenesis 5:11, Genesis 43:34, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 38:18

Parsing patterns

Number - masculine singular91xGenesis 18:28, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 26:26

Number - feminine singular54xGenesis 5:6, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular42xGenesis 25:7, Genesis 45:22, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 27:1

Number - feminine singular construct41xGenesis 5:10, Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 11:11

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular38xGenesis 18:28, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32, Exodus 38:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct26xGenesis 5:30, Exodus 27:14, Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:21

Number - masculine singular construct22xNumbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16, Numbers 31:8, Joshua 10:5

Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular17xGenesis 18:28, Exodus 16:1, Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:39

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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What does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) mean in the Bible?

What does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) mean in the Bible?

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Where does חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) appear in Scripture?

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