Hebrew · H2572

חֲמִשִּׁים

Fifty

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חֲמִשִּׁיםH2572

What does חֲמִשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

חֲמִשִּׁים is a Hebrew word meaning "fifty".

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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

fifty35×Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6

and fifty10×Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17

of fifty4×Numbers 8:25, 2 Kings 1:14, 2 Kings 2:7, Isaiah 3:3

2503×Numbers 16:17, Numbers 26:10, 2 Chronicles 8:10

250 [cubits]3×Ezekiel 48:17

503×Genesis 6:15, Ezra 8:6, Nehemiah 7:70

of fifties3×Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 1:15

-2×1 Samuel 6:19, 2 Kings 1:13

[his] fifty men2×2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

[It was] fifty2×Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:36

[was] fifty2×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

522×Ezra 2:29, Nehemiah 7:33

every fifty2×Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:47

fifty-five2×2 Kings 21:1, 2 Chronicles 33:1

fifty-two2×2 Kings 15:2, 2 Chronicles 26:3

it [was] fifty2×Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33

the fiftieth2×Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11

the fifty2×Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28

(250 shekels)1×Exodus 30:23

[and] fifty1×Ezekiel 42:2

[is to be] fifty1×Exodus 27:13

[was also] fifty1×Exodus 38:13

[were] fifty1×Ezekiel 42:8

[with his] fifty [men]1×2 Kings 1:11

250 shekels1×Exodus 30:23

5501×1 Kings 9:23

561×Ezra 2:22

along with 2501×Numbers 16:2

and 250 [cubits]1×Ezekiel 48:17

and fifty [cubits]1×Exodus 27:18

fifties1×1 Samuel 8:12

fifty [baths]1×Haggai 2:16

fifty [shekels]1×Deuteronomy 22:29

for fifty1×2 Samuel 24:24

in fifty-two1×Nehemiah 6:15

In the fiftieth1×2 Kings 15:23

In the fifty-second1×2 Kings 15:27

men1×Exodus 38:26

shall be fifty1×Exodus 27:12

the 2501×Numbers 16:35

The entire1×Exodus 27:18

vvv1×2 Kings 1:9

was fifty1×2 Chronicles 3:9

with 501×Ezekiel 45:2

with all their men1×2 Kings 1:14

with his company of fifty men1×2 Kings 1:9

with his fifty men1×2 Kings 1:13

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 6:15

Aligned rows163

Books represented18

Genesis9Exodus23Leviticus5Numbers33Deuteronomy2Joshua11 Samuel22 Samuel21 Kings102 Kings251 Chronicles52 Chronicles7Ezra12Nehemiah9Esther2Isaiah1Ezekiel14Haggai1

Source forms

חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים37xḥă·miš·šîmGenesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26

חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים30xḥă·miš·šîmExodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:18

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים11xwa·ḥă·miš·šîmNumbers 1:23, Numbers 1:29, Numbers 1:31, Numbers 1:43

חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים10xḥă·miš·šîmGenesis 6:15, Genesis 18:28, Numbers 26:10, Joshua 7:21

חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים9xḥă·miš·šîmExodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:13

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים7xwa·ḥă·miš·šîmExodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים5xwa·ḥă·miš·šîmGenesis 9:29, Numbers 2:16, Numbers 31:52, 1 Kings 18:22

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים5xwa·ḥă·miš·šîm1 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 21:1, 2 Chronicles 26:3

Parsing patterns

Number - common plural97xGenesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 18:24

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural45xGenesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10

Article | Number - common plural8xLeviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 16:35, Numbers 31:30

Preposition-b, Article | Number - common plural4xExodus 27:18, Leviticus 27:16, 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Chronicles 1:17

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural construct | third person masculine singular3x2 Kings 1:9, 2 Kings 1:11, 2 Kings 1:13

Number - common plural construct | second person masculine singular2x2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

Number - common plural construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12

Number - common plural construct | third person masculine plural1x2 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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What does חֲמִשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

What does חֲמִשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2572?

Where does חֲמִשִּׁים appear in Scripture?

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