עֶשְׂרִ֨ים

𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌

eserim

twenty

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

H6242

2 Kings 21:19 · 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
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