חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת

𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕

chameshet

five

masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).

H2568

2 Samuel 21:8 · Word #17

Lexicon H2568

Lemmaחָמֵשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤌𐤔
Transliterationchâmêsh
Strong'sH2568
In-contextfive

Morphology HAcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H2568-04

five-of

Rootחמש (ḥ-m-sh)
Core Meaningsfive, fivefold grouping, quintet
Semantic Rangethe number five; five units of something; five individuals; by extension fifth or five each in certain idioms
Conceptual SignificanceAs a basic numeral, five structures many biblical patterns (e.g., the five books of the Torah, five offerings, five-fold groupings). It often marks completeness within a smaller unit or a hand-sized grouping, reflecting order and measure in Israel’s covenant life.
Morphological NotesHebrew adjective, cardinal number, masculine singular construct (HAcmsc). Used in construct relation before a counted noun, linking as "five of" or "five" in a bound form.
Rendering RationaleThe form חֲמֵשֶׁת is the masculine singular construct of the cardinal number חָמֵשׁ (five). Rendering it as "five-of" preserves its construct state, showing that it governs a following noun ("five of …") and reflects its masculine singular grammatical form.

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Words from Root חמש (five, fivefold grouping, quintet)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2568-01 bachamesh in five
H2568-02 bachamishah in the five
H2572-01 bachamishim in the fifties
H2568-03 chamesh five (feminine form)
H2572-02 chamishayv his fifty
H2572-04 chamisheykha your fifty (five‑tens)
H2549-02 chamishi fifth
H2572-05 chamishim fifty (masculine form)
H2549-03 chamishit a fifth-part
H2549-04 chamishito his fifth-part
H2571-01 chamushim armed men
H2568-06 chemesh five
H2568-07 chmsh five (feminine form)
H2568-08 hachamishah the five (masculine)
H2549-05 hachamishi the fifth one
H2572-06 hachamishim the five-tens
H2549-06 hachamishit the fifth
H2568-09 kachameshet about five of
H2568-10 lachameshet to the five-of
H2568-11 lachamishah to the five
H2572-07 lachamishim to five-tens
lachomesh for the fifth-portion
H2568-12 mechamesh from five (feminine)
H2568-13 uvachamishah and on the five
H2568-14 vachamesh and five
H2568-15 vachameshet and five (of)
H2568-17 vechamesh and five (feminine)
H2549-07 vehachamishi and the fifth-one

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