What does עֲשִׂירִי mean in the Bible?
עֲשִׂירִי is a Hebrew word meaning "tenth ; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part".
Hebrew · H6224
עֲשִׂירִי
Tenth ; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
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עֲשִׂירִי H6224
What does עֲשִׂירִי mean in the Bible?
עֲשִׂירִי is a Hebrew word meaning "tenth ; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6224?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the tenth (5), in the tenth (4), a tenth (3), day of the tenth (2), of the tenth (2).
Where does עֲשִׂירִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (5), Ezekiel (5), Jeremiah (3), Leviticus (3).
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 the tenth 5× Genesis 8:5, 1 Chronicles 12:13, 1 Chronicles 24:11, 1 Chronicles 25:17
in the tenth 4× Esther 2:16, Jeremiah 32:1, Jeremiah 39:1, Ezekiel 29:1
a tenth 3× Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Ezekiel 45:11
day of the tenth 2× 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4
of the tenth 2× Ezra 10:16, Ezekiel 24:1
of the tenth month 2× Genesis 8:5, Ezekiel 33:21
to the tenth 2× Deuteronomy 23:2, Deuteronomy 23:3
. . . 1× Leviticus 27:32
a tenth [remains] 1× Isaiah 6:13
along with a tenth 1× Numbers 28:5
for the tenth 1× 1 Chronicles 27:13
is a tenth 1× Exodus 16:36
of a tenth 1× Numbers 5:15
of the tenth [month] 1× Ezekiel 29:1
On the tenth 1× Numbers 7:66
the tenth [months] 1× Zechariah 8:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:5 הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י to the tenth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 8:5 בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ to of the tenth month Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 16:36 עֲשִׂרִ֥ית to is a tenth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Leviticus 5:11 עֲשִׂירִ֧ת to a tenth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Leviticus 6:20 עֲשִׂירִ֨ת to a tenth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Leviticus 27:32 הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕י to . . . Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Numbers 5:15 עֲשִׂירִ֥ת to of a tenth Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Numbers 7:66 הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י to On the tenth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Numbers 28:5 וַעֲשִׂירִ֧ית to along with a tenth Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 23:2 עֲשִׂירִ֔י to to the tenth Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:5
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 13
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 5 Ezra 1 Esther 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 5 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י 4x hā·‘ă·śî·rî Numbers 7:66, 1 Chronicles 27:13, Ezra 10:16, Ezekiel 24:1
הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ 2x hā·‘ă·śî·rî 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4
עֲשִׂירִ֔י 2x ‘ă·śî·rî Deuteronomy 23:2, Deuteronomy 23:3
בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ 1x bā·‘ă·śî·rî Genesis 8:5
בָּעֲשִׂרִ֕י 1x bā·‘ă·śi·rî Ezekiel 29:1
בָּעֲשִׂרִ֛י 1x bā·‘ă·śi·rî Ezekiel 33:21
הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י 1x hā·‘ă·śî·rî Genesis 8:5
הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕י 1x hā·‘ă·śî·rî Leviticus 27:32
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 15x Genesis 8:5, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 7:66, 2 Kings 25:1
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct 4x Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 5:15
Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 3x Genesis 8:5, Ezekiel 29:1, Ezekiel 33:21
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 32:1, Ezekiel 29:1
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct 2x Numbers 28:5, Ezekiel 45:11
Number - ordinal masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 23:2, Deuteronomy 23:3
Number - ordinal feminine singular 1x Isaiah 6:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. tenth ; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
Source Gloss
tenth ; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part BDB: tenth Usage: tenth (part).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲשִׂירִי is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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