עֶשְׂרִ֨ים
𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
eserim
twenty
from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).
2 Kings 21:19 · Word #2
Lexicon H6242
| Lemma | עֶשְׂרִים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | ʻesrîym |
| Strong's | H6242 |
| In-context | twenty |
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
| Root | עשר (ʿ-ś-r) |
| Core Meanings | ten, grouping by tens, numerical completeness in tens |
| Semantic Range | twenty; twentieth (in ordinal usage depending on context); a full group of twenty units (years, men, shekels, etc.) |
| Conceptual Significance | As 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 Notes | Masculine 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 Rationale | The 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 |
|---|---|---|
H6237-01 |
aaserenu | I will tithe him |
H6240-01 |
asar | ten (masculine singular) |
H6240-02 |
asar | ten |
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 |