What does עִשָּׂרוֹן mean in the Bible?
עִשָּׂרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "(fractional) a tenth part".
Hebrew · H6241
עִשָּׂרוֹן
(Fractional) a tenth part
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עִשָּׂרוֹן H6241
What does עִשָּׂרוֹן mean in the Bible?
עִשָּׂרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "(fractional) a tenth part".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6241?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (24), and a tenth [of an ephah] (5), [offer] a tenth [of an ephah] (1), a tenth [of an ephah] (1), along with a tenth [of an ephah] (1).
Where does עִשָּׂרוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (27), Leviticus (5), Exodus (1).
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 . . . 24× Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 23:13, Leviticus 23:17, Leviticus 24:5
and a tenth [of an ephah] 5× Numbers 28:13, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:4, Numbers 29:10
[offer] a tenth [of an ephah] 1× Exodus 29:40
a tenth [of an ephah] 1× Numbers 28:21
along with a tenth [of an ephah] 1× Leviticus 14:21
of a tenth of an ephah 1× Numbers 15:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:40 וְעִשָּׂרֹ֨ן to [offer] a tenth [of an ephah] Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 14:10 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 14:21 וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן to along with a tenth [of an ephah] Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:13 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 23:17 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 24:5 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Numbers 15:4 עִשָּׂר֔וֹן to of a tenth of an ephah Noun - masculine singular Numbers 15:6 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Numbers 15:9 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Numbers 28:9 עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:40
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Leviticus 5 Numbers 27
Source forms
עִשָּׂר֔וֹן 4x ‘iś·śā·rō·wn Numbers 15:4, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:10, Numbers 29:15
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים 4x ‘eś·rō·nîm Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 28:9, Numbers 28:12
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים 4x ‘eś·rō·nîm Leviticus 23:17, Leviticus 24:5, Numbers 28:28, Numbers 29:9
עֶשְׂרֹנִים֙ 4x ‘eś·rō·nîm Numbers 28:28, Numbers 29:3, Numbers 29:9, Numbers 29:14
עִשָּׂרוֹן֙ 3x ‘iś·śā·rō·wn Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:10
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים 3x ‘eś·rō·nîm Leviticus 23:13, Numbers 28:20, Numbers 29:14
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים 2x ‘eś·rō·nîm Numbers 15:6, Numbers 15:9
וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן 1x wə·‘iś·śā·rō·wn Leviticus 14:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 19x Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 23:13, Leviticus 23:17, Leviticus 24:5
Noun - masculine singular 8x Numbers 15:4, Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Numbers 28:13, Numbers 29:4, Numbers 29:15
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 14:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Exodus 29:40
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 28:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. (fractional) a tenth part
Source Gloss
(fractional) a tenth part
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
(fractional) a tenth part BDB: tenth part Usage: tenth deal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִשָּׂרוֹן 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