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עָשָׂר

Ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen ; also (ordinal) -teenth

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עָשָׂרH6240
Pronunciationʿāšār

What does עָשָׂר (ʿāšār) mean in the Bible?

עָשָׂר (ʿāšār): Combines with units to form teens and tens; ordinal function marks sequence in enumerated sets and covenantal countings.

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What does עָשָׂר (ʿāšār) mean in the Bible?

עָשָׂר (ʿāšār): Combines with units to form teens and tens; ordinal function marks sequence in enumerated sets and covenantal countings.

How does the BSB render H6240?

The BSB source-word alignment has 337 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (330), - (2), day (1), days of the month (1), men (1).

Where does עָשָׂר (ʿāšār) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (59), Numbers (39), 2 Chronicles (26), 2 Kings (26).

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
. . .330×Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4
-2×Genesis 7:11, Exodus 38:15
day1×Esther 9:18
days of the month1×Esther 9:18
men1×Ezra 8:18
seventeen1×Genesis 47:28
to Happizzez1×1 Chronicles 24:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 5:8עֶשְׂרֵה֙to. . .Number - feminine singularGenesis 5:10עֶשְׂרֵה֙to. . .Number - feminine singularGenesis 7:11עָשָׂ֥רto-Number - masculine singularGenesis 7:20עֶשְׂרֵ֤הto. . .Number - feminine singular constructGenesis 8:4עָשָׂ֥רto. . .Number - masculine singularGenesis 11:25עֶשְׂרֵ֥הto. . .Number - feminine singular constructGenesis 14:4עֶשְׂרֵה֙to. . .Number - feminine singular constructGenesis 14:4עֶשְׂרֵ֥הto. . .Number - feminine singular constructGenesis 14:5עֶשְׂרֵ֨הto. . .Number - feminine singular constructGenesis 14:14עָשָׂר֙to. . .Number - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 5:8
Aligned rows337
Books represented23
Genesis24Exodus20Leviticus6Numbers39Deuteronomy3Joshua24Judges72 Samuel81 Kings222 Kings261 Chronicles592 Chronicles26Ezra10Nehemiah4Esther19Job1Psalms1Isaiah2Jeremiah13Ezekiel20Hosea1Jonah1Zechariah1
Source forms
עָשָׂ֖ר53x‘ā·śārGenesis 32:22, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 28:21
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה35x‘eś·rêhGenesis 17:25, Genesis 46:18, Genesis 47:28, Exodus 26:8
עָשָֽׂר׃31x‘ā·śārGenesis 35:22, Genesis 46:22, 1 Chronicles 12:13, 1 Chronicles 24:12
עָשָׂ֥ר29x‘ā·śārGenesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 42:32
עָשָׂר֙25x‘ā·śārGenesis 14:14, Genesis 37:9, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 29:14
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה24x‘eś·rêhJoshua 4:3, Joshua 4:9, 1 Kings 7:15, 2 Kings 8:25
עֶשְׂרֵה֙22x‘eś·rêhGenesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 14:4, Exodus 24:4
עָשָׂ֣ר17x‘ā·śārNumbers 7:3, Numbers 7:72, Numbers 7:78, Numbers 7:87
Parsing patterns
Number - masculine singular189xGenesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 17:20
Number - feminine singular119xGenesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 17:25, Genesis 31:41
Number - feminine singular construct15xGenesis 7:20, Genesis 11:25, Genesis 14:4, Genesis 14:5
Number - masculine singular construct12xNumbers 29:14, Numbers 29:15, Joshua 3:12, Joshua 4:2
Article | Number - masculine singular2xJoshua 4:4, 1 Kings 19:19
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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