עֶשְׂרִ֧ים

𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌

eserim

twenty

from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).

H6242

2 Chronicles 33:21 · Word #2

Lexicon H6242

Lemmaעֶשְׂרִים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
Transliterationʻesrîym
Strong'sH6242
In-contexttwenty

Morphology HAcbpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6242-02

twenty

Rootעשר (ʿ-ś-r)
Core Meaningsten, grouping by tens, numerical completeness in tens
Semantic Rangetwenty; twentieth (in ordinal usage depending on context); a full group of twenty units (years, men, shekels, etc.)
Conceptual SignificanceAs a multiple of ten, twenty participates in the biblical numerical system built on tens, often marking periods of time (such as age or years of service) or standard groupings in census, valuation, and narrative structure.
Morphological NotesMasculine plural absolute cardinal number derived from עֶשֶׂר (ten); used to quantify masculine nouns (with feminine nouns typically taking the alternate form עֶשְׂרִים in construct or עֶשְׂרֵה forms in compound numbers).
Rendering RationaleThe form עֶשְׂרִים is the masculine plural absolute of עֶשֶׂר ("ten"), literally expressing "tens"—that is, two tens, or twenty. English does not mark grammatical gender in numbers, so "twenty" accurately conveys the plural cardinal sense while the masculine form is reflected in the Hebrew morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עשר (ten, grouping by tens, numerical completeness in tens)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6240-01 asar ten
H6235-01 asarah ten
H6235-02 asarot tens
H6235-03 aser ten (feminine count)
H6235-04 aseret ten (of)
H6239-01 asheram their wealth
H6239-02 ashero his wealth
H6223-01 ashir a wealth-filled man
H6224-01 asirit tenth-part of
H6218-01 asor ten-string (instrument)
H6224-02 baasiri in the tenth (one)
H6239-03 beashero in his richness
H6218-02 beasor on the tenth (day)
H6242-01 beeserim in two-tens
H6235-05 eser ten
H6240-02 esereh ten (feminine singular)
H6241-01 eseronim tenth-portions
H6235-06 haasarah the full ten
H6224-03 haasiri the tenth (one)
H6224-04 haasirit the tenth (feminine singular)
H6242-03 haeserim the twenty (tenfold-units)
H4643-01 hamaaser the tenth-portion
H6239-04 haosher the richness
H6240-03 heasar the ten
H6241-02 isaron a tenth-portion
H6235-07 kaaseret about a ten-of
H6235-08 keeser about ten
H6242-04 keeserim about twenty
H6249-03 leashetey for the eleven-of
H6223-02 leashir to a wealthy man
H6235-09 leeser for a ten-count
H6242-05 leeserim for twenty (two ten-units)
H6239-05 leosher to richness
H4643-02 maaser a tenth-portion
H4643-03 maesar tenth-portion-of
H4643-04 maeseroteykhem your tenth-portions
H6235-10 measarah from ten
H6239-06 osher richness
H6240-04 shr tenfold-ships-of
H6235-11 shrh ten (full-count)
H6238-01 taashir she causes to grow rich
H4643-05 umaesar and a tenth-of
H6235-12 vaasarah and ten
H6235-13 vaaseret and ten-of
H6224-05 vaasirit and a tenth-portion of
H6235-14 vaeser and ten
H6239-07 vaosher and richness
H6251-01 veasheterot and the increase-ewes
H6235-15 veeser and ten (a full count)
H6242-06 veeserim and twenty
H6241-03 veisaron and a tenth-portion
H6238-02 yaashir he will cause to grow rich

Word Usage (315 occurrences of H6242)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:3 וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֖ים veeserim and twenty
Genesis 8:14 וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֛ים veeserim and twentieth
Genesis 11:24 וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֖ים veeserim and twenty