וְ/חָמֵשׁ֙
𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔
vechamesh
and-five
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
2 Kings 21:1 · Word #8
Lexicon H2568
| Lemma | חָמֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châmêsh |
| Strong's | H2568 |
| In-context | and-five |
Morphology HC/Acfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2568-17
and five (feminine)
| Root | חמש (ḥ-m-š) |
| Core Meanings | five, fivefold grouping, pentad |
| Semantic Range | the number five; five units of measure; five individuals; a group or division of five; by extension fractions such as one-fifth in related forms |
| Conceptual Significance | The number five appears in key structural and symbolic contexts in Scripture (e.g., the five books of the Torah, fivefold groupings in narrative and law). As a basic numeral, it contributes to patterns of order, structure, and completeness within smaller units. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + cardinal numeral adjective, feminine singular absolute (HC/Acfsa). The feminine form חָמֵשׁ is used when enumerating feminine nouns. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חָמֵשׁ here is a feminine singular cardinal number in the absolute state, with the prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”). The rendering preserves the conjunction and reflects the feminine grammatical form of the numeral, which in Hebrew agrees with the gender of the noun it counts. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמש (five, fivefold grouping, pentad)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2568-01 |
bachamesh | in five |
H2568-02 |
bachamishah | in the five |
H2572-01 |
bachamishim | in the fifties |
Word Usage (345 occurrences of H2568)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 5:6 | חָמֵ֥שׁ | chamesh | five |
| Genesis 5:10 | חֲמֵ֤שׁ | chamesh | five |
| Genesis 5:11 | חָמֵ֣שׁ | chamesh | five |