What does עָשׂוֹר mean in the Bible?
עָשׂוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord".
Hebrew · H6218
עָשׂוֹר
Ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord
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עָשׂוֹר H6218
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
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 tenth 9× Leviticus 16:29, Numbers 29:7, Joshua 4:19, 2 Kings 25:1
of ten strings 1× Psalms 144:9
on the tenth day 1× Leviticus 25:9
ten 1× Genesis 24:55
that on the tenth 1× Exodus 12:3
the ten-stringed 1× Psalms 92:3
The tenth 1× Leviticus 23:27
with ten strings 1× Psalms 33:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:55 עָשׂ֑וֹר to ten Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:3 בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ר to that on the tenth Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 16:29 בֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹר to On the tenth Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:27 בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר to The tenth Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:9 בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹר to on the tenth day Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 29:7 וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩ to On the tenth Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 4:19 בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹר to On the tenth Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:1 בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר to on the tenth Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 33:2 עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר to with ten strings Noun - masculine singular Psalms 92:3 עָ֭שׂוֹר to the ten-stringed Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:55
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Numbers 1 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1 Psalms 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר 6x be·‘ā·śō·wr Leviticus 23:27, 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Jeremiah 52:12
בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹר 2x be·‘ā·śō·wr Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 4:19
עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר 2x ‘ā·śō·wr Psalms 33:2, Psalms 144:9
בֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹר 1x be·‘ā·śō·wr Leviticus 16:29
בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר 1x be·‘ā·śō·wr Ezekiel 24:1
בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ר 1x be·‘ā·śōr Exodus 12:3
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩ 1x ū·ḇe·‘ā·śō·wr Numbers 29:7
עָשׂ֑וֹר 1x ‘ā·śō·wr Genesis 24:55
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 11x Exodus 12:3, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 25:9
Noun - masculine singular 4x Genesis 24:55, Psalms 33:2, Psalms 92:3, Psalms 144:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 29:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord
Source Gloss
ten ; by abbreviated form ten strings , and so a decachord
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
ten; by abbreviated form ten strings, and so a decachord BDB: a ten Usage: (instrument of) ten (strings, -th).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָשׂוֹר is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain