Hebrew · H6235

עֶשֶׂר

Ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

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עֶשֶׂרH6235
Pronunciationʿešer

What does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) mean in the Bible?

עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer): Cardinal number marking completeness of a single hand; basis for all higher numerical expressions

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What does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) mean in the Bible?

עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer): Cardinal number marking completeness of a single hand; basis for all higher numerical expressions

How does the BSB render H6235?

The BSB source-word alignment has 176 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ten (62), and ten (12), weighing ten [shekels] (12), the Ten (11), . . . (7).

Where does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (20), Numbers (18), Ezekiel (16), Genesis (15).

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
ten62×Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 31:41
and ten12×Genesis 45:23, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 38:12, Leviticus 27:7
weighing ten [shekels]12×Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:20, Numbers 7:26, Numbers 7:32
the Ten11×Exodus 34:28, Exodus 36:8, Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy 10:4
. . .Genesis 5:14, Genesis 50:22, Genesis 50:26, Judges 2:8
[was] tenExodus 36:21, 1 Kings 6:24, 1 Kings 6:26, Ezekiel 41:2
10,000 [cubits]Ezekiel 48:10, Ezekiel 48:13
10,000 {}2 Kings 14:7, 1 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 25:11
about tenJudges 3:29, Ruth 1:4, 1 Samuel 25:38
and 10,000 [cubits]Ezekiel 45:5, Ezekiel 48:9, Ezekiel 48:18
and of tensExodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 1:15
for tenGenesis 16:3, Daniel 1:12, Daniel 1:14
ten [shekels]Genesis 24:22, Judges 17:10, 2 Samuel 18:11
with tenExodus 27:12, Exodus 38:12, Judges 4:14
but tenJudges 7:3, Jeremiah 41:8
measuring ten1 Kings 7:23, 2 Chronicles 4:2
of tenNehemiah 11:1, Daniel 1:15
of the tenGenesis 18:32, 1 Kings 7:38
[a cor consists of] tenEzekiel 45:14
[also measured] ten1 Kings 6:25
[but] tenHaggai 2:16
[each] ten1 Kings 6:23
[for] ten2 Chronicles 14:1
[they sent] tenJoshua 22:14
[to be] tenEzekiel 40:11
[weighed] ten [shekels]Numbers 7:86
[with] tenExodus 26:1
[you are to present] tenNumbers 29:23
10Genesis 32:15
10,000 [men]2 Chronicles 25:12
and 10Genesis 32:15
and 10,0001 Samuel 15:4
and 10,000 cubitsEzekiel 48:13
and 20,000 [cubits]Ezekiel 45:1
and the tenJeremiah 41:2
eachNumbers 7:86
forward ten2 Kings 20:9
is to be tenExodus 26:16
of 10,000 [cubits]Ezekiel 45:3
of 10,000 [men]1 Kings 5:14
or tenNumbers 11:19
plus fifteenEzekiel 45:12
received tenJoshua 21:5
So tenGenesis 42:3
some ten1 Kings 7:10
ten [loaves]1 Samuel 17:17
than ten1 Samuel 1:8
Then 10,000Judges 20:34
these tenEsther 9:10
Thus tenJoshua 17:5
We have ten2 Samuel 19:43
will be 10,000 [cubits]Ezekiel 48:18
will have but tenAmos 5:3
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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 5:14
Aligned rows176
Books represented26
Genesis15Exodus11Leviticus3Numbers18Deuteronomy3Joshua6Judges12Ruth21 Samuel62 Samuel61 Kings202 Kings131 Chronicles22 Chronicles13Ezra3Nehemiah3Esther5Job1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah3Jeremiah5Ezekiel16Daniel4Amos2Haggai1Zechariah2
Source forms
עֶ֣שֶׂר21x‘e·śerGenesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 36:8
עֲשָׂרָ֥ה16x‘ă·śā·rāhGenesis 24:22, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:20
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת12x‘ă·śe·reṯGenesis 31:7, Deuteronomy 10:4, 2 Kings 14:7, 1 Chronicles 29:7
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת12x‘ă·śe·reṯGenesis 31:41, Leviticus 27:5, Judges 1:4, Judges 4:10
עֶ֥שֶׂר10x‘e·śerExodus 26:16, Exodus 36:21, Judges 12:11, 1 Kings 6:23
עֲשָׂרָ֣ה8x‘ă·śā·rāhGenesis 45:23, Numbers 11:19, Numbers 11:32, 1 Samuel 25:5
עֲשָׂרָ֑ה6x‘ă·śā·rāhGenesis 18:32, Genesis 42:3, Exodus 38:12, Joshua 17:5
וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת5xwa·‘ă·śe·reṯJudges 7:3, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Kings 13:7, Jeremiah 41:2
Parsing patterns
Number - masculine singular55xGenesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 32:15
Number - masculine singular construct36xGenesis 31:7, Genesis 31:41, Exodus 34:28, Leviticus 27:5
Number - feminine singular construct26xExodus 26:1, Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:8, Exodus 36:21
Number - feminine singular20xGenesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Numbers 14:22, Joshua 15:57
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct11xJudges 4:14, Judges 7:3, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Kings 13:7
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular9xJoshua 22:14, 1 Samuel 17:17, 2 Kings 13:7, 2 Kings 25:25
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular4xGenesis 50:26, Joshua 24:29, 1 Kings 6:25, 2 Kings 5:5
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct4xGenesis 45:23, Genesis 50:22, Judges 2:8, 2 Chronicles 4:1
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