חָמֵ֥שׁ
𐤇𐤌𐤔
chamesh
five
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
H2568
Genesis 5:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H2568
| Lemma | חָמֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châmêsh |
| Strong's | H2568 |
| In-context | five |
Morphology HAcfsa
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 H2568-03
five (feminine form)
| Root | חמש (ḥ-m-š) |
| Core Meanings | five, group of five, quintet, fifth part |
| Semantic Range | the number five; a group of five; five units of measure; idiomatically five each; fractional or ordinal nuances in certain contexts (e.g., fifth). |
| Conceptual Significance | The number five functions in counting, military organization, offerings, and measurements throughout the Hebrew Bible. It also underlies structural groupings (such as the five books of the Torah), contributing to patterns of order and completeness in Israel’s textual and cultural memory. |
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal numeral; feminine singular absolute (used with masculine nouns according to Hebrew gender polarity in numbers 3–10). |
| Rendering Rationale | חָמֵשׁ is the feminine singular absolute form of the cardinal numeral "five." While English numerals do not mark grammatical gender, the note "(feminine form)" preserves the Hebrew morphological distinction, reflecting the gender polarity system used with counted nouns. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמש (five, group of five, quintet, fifth part)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2568-01 |
bachamesh | in five |
H2568-02 |
bachamishah | in the five |
H2572-01 |
bachamishim | in the fifties |
H2568-04 |
chameshet | five-of |
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 |
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) |
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 |