Hebrew · H2572

חֲמִשִּׁים

Fifty

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חֲמִשִּׁים H2572

What does חֲמִשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

חֲמִשִּׁים is a Hebrew word meaning "fifty".

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Questions this entry answers

What does חֲמִשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

חֲמִשִּׁים is a Hebrew word meaning "fifty".

How does the BSB render H2572?

The BSB source-word alignment has 163 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (46), fifty (35), and fifty (10), of fifty (4), 250 (3).

Where does חֲמִשִּׁים appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (33), 2 Kings (25), Exodus (23), Ezekiel (14).

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

. . . 46× Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29

fifty 35× Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6

and fifty 10× Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17

of fifty 4× Numbers 8:25, 2 Kings 1:14, 2 Kings 2:7, Isaiah 3:3

250 3× Numbers 16:17, Numbers 26:10, 2 Chronicles 8:10

250 [cubits] 3× Ezekiel 48:17

50 3× Genesis 6:15, Ezra 8:6, Nehemiah 7:70

of fifties 3× Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 1:15

- 2× 1 Samuel 6:19, 2 Kings 1:13

[his] fifty men 2× 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

[It was] fifty 2× Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:36

[was] fifty 2× Exodus 38:12, Ezekiel 40:15

[your] fifty [men] 2× 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

50,000 {} 2× 1 Chronicles 5:21, 1 Chronicles 12:33

52 2× Ezra 2:29, Nehemiah 7:33

every fifty 2× Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:47

fifty-five 2× 2 Kings 21:1, 2 Chronicles 33:1

fifty-two 2× 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Chronicles 26:3

it [was] fifty 2× Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33

the fiftieth 2× Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11

the fifty 2× Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28

(250 shekels) 1× Exodus 30:23

[and] fifty 1× Ezekiel 42:2

[is to be] fifty 1× Exodus 27:13

[was also] fifty 1× Exodus 38:13

[were] fifty 1× Ezekiel 42:8

[with his] fifty [men] 1× 2 Kings 1:11

250 shekels 1× Exodus 30:23

550 1× 1 Kings 9:23

56 1× Ezra 2:22

along with 250 1× Numbers 16:2

and 250 [cubits] 1× Ezekiel 48:17

and fifty [cubits] 1× Exodus 27:18

fifties 1× 1 Samuel 8:12

fifty [baths] 1× Haggai 2:16

fifty [shekels] 1× Deuteronomy 22:29

for fifty 1× 2 Samuel 24:24

in fifty-two 1× Nehemiah 6:15

In the fiftieth 1× 2 Kings 15:23

In the fifty-second 1× 2 Kings 15:27

men 1× Exodus 38:26

shall be fifty 1× Exodus 27:12

the 250 1× Numbers 16:35

The entire 1× Exodus 27:18

vvv 1× 2 Kings 1:9

was fifty 1× 2 Chronicles 3:9

with 50 1× Ezekiel 45:2

with all their men 1× 2 Kings 1:14

with his company of fifty men 1× 2 Kings 1:9

with his fifty men 1× 2 Kings 1:13

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 6:15 חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים to 50 Number - common plural Genesis 7:24 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים to . . . Number - common plural Genesis 8:3 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים to . . . Number - common plural Genesis 9:28 וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים to . . . Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 9:29 וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים to . . . Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 18:24 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים to fifty Number - common plural Genesis 18:24 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים to the fifty Number - common plural Genesis 18:26 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים to fifty Number - common plural Genesis 18:28 חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים to the fifty Number - common plural Exodus 18:21 חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים to of fifties Number - common plural

Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 6:15

Aligned rows 163

Books represented 18

Genesis 9 Exodus 23 Leviticus 5 Numbers 33 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 10 2 Kings 25 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 7 Ezra 12 Nehemiah 9 Esther 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 14 Haggai 1

Source forms

חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 37x ḥă·miš·šîm Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26

חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 30x ḥă·miš·šîm Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:18

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים 11x wa·ḥă·miš·šîm Numbers 1:23, Numbers 1:29, Numbers 1:31, Numbers 1:43

חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים 10x ḥă·miš·šîm Genesis 6:15, Genesis 18:28, Numbers 26:10, Joshua 7:21

חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 9x ḥă·miš·šîm Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:13

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 7x wa·ḥă·miš·šîm Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 5x wa·ḥă·miš·šîm Genesis 9:29, Numbers 2:16, Numbers 31:52, 1 Kings 18:22

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים 5x wa·ḥă·miš·šîm 1 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 21:1, 2 Chronicles 26:3

Parsing patterns

Number - common plural 97x Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 18:24

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural 45x Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10

Article | Number - common plural 8x Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 16:35, Numbers 31:30

Preposition-b, Article | Number - common plural 4x Exodus 27:18, Leviticus 27:16, 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Chronicles 1:17

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 1:9, 2 Kings 1:11, 2 Kings 1:13

Number - common plural construct | second person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

Number - common plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

Number - common plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 1:14

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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