Hebrew · H6235

עֶשֶׂר

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

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עֶשֶׂר H6235

Pronunciation ʿešer

What does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) mean in the Bible?

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

Full entry for עֶשֶׂר (H6235) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

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

ten 62× Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 31:41

and ten 12× 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 Ten 11× Exodus 34:28, Exodus 36:8, Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy 10:4

. . . 7× Genesis 5:14, Genesis 50:22, Genesis 50:26, Judges 2:8

[was] ten 4× Exodus 36:21, 1 Kings 6:24, 1 Kings 6:26, Ezekiel 41:2

10,000 [cubits] 3× Ezekiel 48:10, Ezekiel 48:13

10,000 {} 3× 2 Kings 14:7, 1 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 25:11

about ten 3× Judges 3:29, Ruth 1:4, 1 Samuel 25:38

and 10,000 [cubits] 3× Ezekiel 45:5, Ezekiel 48:9, Ezekiel 48:18

and of tens 3× Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 1:15

for ten 3× Genesis 16:3, Daniel 1:12, Daniel 1:14

ten [shekels] 3× Genesis 24:22, Judges 17:10, 2 Samuel 18:11

with ten 3× Exodus 27:12, Exodus 38:12, Judges 4:14

but ten 2× Judges 7:3, Jeremiah 41:8

measuring ten 2× 1 Kings 7:23, 2 Chronicles 4:2

of ten 2× Nehemiah 11:1, Daniel 1:15

of the ten 2× Genesis 18:32, 1 Kings 7:38

[a cor consists of] ten 1× Ezekiel 45:14

[also measured] ten 1× 1 Kings 6:25

[but] ten 1× Haggai 2:16

[each] ten 1× 1 Kings 6:23

[for] ten 1× 2 Chronicles 14:1

[they sent] ten 1× Joshua 22:14

[to be] ten 1× Ezekiel 40:11

[weighed] ten [shekels] 1× Numbers 7:86

[with] ten 1× Exodus 26:1

[you are to present] ten 1× Numbers 29:23

10 1× Genesis 32:15

10,000 [men] 1× 2 Chronicles 25:12

and 10 1× Genesis 32:15

and 10,000 1× 1 Samuel 15:4

and 10,000 cubits 1× Ezekiel 48:13

and 20,000 [cubits] 1× Ezekiel 45:1

and the ten 1× Jeremiah 41:2

each 1× Numbers 7:86

forward ten 1× 2 Kings 20:9

is to be ten 1× Exodus 26:16

of 10,000 [cubits] 1× Ezekiel 45:3

of 10,000 [men] 1× 1 Kings 5:14

or ten 1× Numbers 11:19

plus fifteen 1× Ezekiel 45:12

received ten 1× Joshua 21:5

So ten 1× Genesis 42:3

some ten 1× 1 Kings 7:10

ten [loaves] 1× 1 Samuel 17:17

than ten 1× 1 Samuel 1:8

Then 10,000 1× Judges 20:34

these ten 1× Esther 9:10

Thus ten 1× Joshua 17:5

We have ten 1× 2 Samuel 19:43

will be 10,000 [cubits] 1× Ezekiel 48:18

will have but ten 1× Amos 5:3

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 5:14

Aligned rows 176

Books represented 26

Genesis 15 Exodus 11 Leviticus 3 Numbers 18 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 6 Judges 12 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 20 2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 13 Ezra 3 Nehemiah 3 Esther 5 Job 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 16 Daniel 4 Amos 2 Haggai 1 Zechariah 2

Source forms

עֶ֣שֶׂר 21x ‘e·śer Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 36:8

עֲשָׂרָ֥ה 16x ‘ă·śā·rāh Genesis 24:22, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:20

עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת 12x ‘ă·śe·reṯ Genesis 31:7, Deuteronomy 10:4, 2 Kings 14:7, 1 Chronicles 29:7

עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת 12x ‘ă·śe·reṯ Genesis 31:41, Leviticus 27:5, Judges 1:4, Judges 4:10

עֶ֥שֶׂר 10x ‘e·śer Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:21, Judges 12:11, 1 Kings 6:23

עֲשָׂרָ֣ה 8x ‘ă·śā·rāh Genesis 45:23, Numbers 11:19, Numbers 11:32, 1 Samuel 25:5

עֲשָׂרָ֑ה 6x ‘ă·śā·rāh Genesis 18:32, Genesis 42:3, Exodus 38:12, Joshua 17:5

וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת 5x wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ Judges 7:3, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Kings 13:7, Jeremiah 41:2

Parsing patterns

Number - masculine singular 55x Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 32:15

Number - masculine singular construct 36x Genesis 31:7, Genesis 31:41, Exodus 34:28, Leviticus 27:5

Number - feminine singular construct 26x Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:8, Exodus 36:21

Number - feminine singular 20x Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Numbers 14:22, Joshua 15:57

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct 11x Judges 4:14, Judges 7:3, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Kings 13:7

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular 9x Joshua 22:14, 1 Samuel 17:17, 2 Kings 13:7, 2 Kings 25:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular 4x Genesis 50:26, Joshua 24:29, 1 Kings 6:25, 2 Kings 5:5

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct 4x Genesis 45:23, Genesis 50:22, Judges 2:8, 2 Chronicles 4:1

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 עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) mean in the Bible?

What does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6235?

Where does עֶשֶׂר (ʿešer) appear in Scripture?

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