חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת
𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕
châmêsh
five
A cardinal numeral denoting the quantity 'five.' In various contexts, can function as an ordinal (fifth) or as part of compound numbers (e.g., fifteen, fifty). Used to express quantities (objects, people, lengths of time, measurements), order in series, or partitive concepts (one of five).
Judges 20:45 · Word #9
Lexicon H2568
| Lemma | חָמֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châmêsh |
| Strong's | H2568 |
| Definition | A cardinal numeral denoting the quantity 'five.' In various contexts, can function as an ordinal (fifth) or as part of compound numbers (e.g., fifteen, fifty). Used to express quantities (objects, people, lengths of time, measurements), order in series, or partitive concepts (one of five). |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | five |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2568-04
five of
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal numeral, masculine singular, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חֲמֵשֶׁת is the masculine singular construct of the cardinal numeral "five," indicating a bound relationship to a following noun. Rendering it as "five of" preserves both the numerical value and its construct state dependency. |
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