Hebrew · H6218

עָשׂוֹר

Ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord

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עָשׂוֹרH6218

What does עָשׂוֹר mean in the Bible?

עָשׂוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord".

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Questions this entry answers

What does עָשׂוֹר mean in the Bible?

עָשׂוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord".

How does the BSB render H6218?

The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include On the tenth (9), of ten strings (1), on the tenth day (1), ten (1), that on the tenth (1).

Where does עָשׂוֹר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:55. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Leviticus (3), Psalms (3), Jeremiah (2).

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
On the tenthLeviticus 16:29, Numbers 29:7, Joshua 4:19, 2 Kings 25:1
of ten stringsPsalms 144:9
on the tenth dayLeviticus 25:9
tenGenesis 24:55
that on the tenthExodus 12:3
the ten-stringedPsalms 92:3
The tenthLeviticus 23:27
with ten stringsPsalms 33:2
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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 24:55
Aligned rows16
Books represented9
Genesis1Exodus1Leviticus3Numbers1Joshua12 Kings1Psalms3Jeremiah2Ezekiel3
Source forms
בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר6xbe·‘ā·śō·wrLeviticus 23:27, 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Jeremiah 52:12
בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹר2xbe·‘ā·śō·wrLeviticus 25:9, Joshua 4:19
עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר2x‘ā·śō·wrPsalms 33:2, Psalms 144:9
בֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹר1xbe·‘ā·śō·wrLeviticus 16:29
בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר1xbe·‘ā·śō·wrEzekiel 24:1
בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ר1xbe·‘ā·śōrExodus 12:3
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩1xū·ḇe·‘ā·śō·wrNumbers 29:7
עָשׂ֑וֹר1x‘ā·śō·wrGenesis 24:55
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular11xExodus 12:3, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 25:9
Noun - masculine singular4xGenesis 24:55, Psalms 33:2, Psalms 92:3, Psalms 144:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xNumbers 29:7
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