וַ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ
𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔
vachamesh
and five
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
H2568
Numbers 1:21 · Word #7
Lexicon H2568
| Lemma | חָמֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châmêsh |
| Strong's | H2568 |
| In-context | and five |
Morphology HC/Acfsa
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 H2568-14
and five
| Root | חמש (ḥ-m-š) |
| Core Meanings | five, fivefold grouping, fifth |
| Semantic Range | The number five; by extension fifth; groups of five; distributive uses such as five each. |
| Conceptual Significance | Five often structures biblical narrative and law (e.g., the five books of the Torah, five offerings, fivefold measures). As a foundational numeral, it contributes to patterns of order, completeness in smaller units, and covenantal or legal structuring in Israel’s tradition. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute (HC/Acfsa). Used with feminine nouns or in counting where the feminine form is required. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the conjunction וַ ("and") prefixed to the feminine singular absolute form of the cardinal number חָמֵשׁ ("five"). English numerals do not mark grammatical gender, so "and five" faithfully represents the feminine singular cardinal while preserving the additive force of the conjunction. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמש (five, fivefold grouping, fifth)
| 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) |
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 |
|
lachomesh | for the fifth-portion |
H2568-12 |
mechamesh | from five (feminine) |
H2568-13 |
uvachamishah | and on the 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 |