וַ/חֲמֵֽשֶׁת
𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕
vachameshet
and five
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
Numbers 31:32 · Word #15
Lexicon H2568
| Lemma | חָמֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châmêsh |
| Strong's | H2568 |
| In-context | and five |
Morphology HC/Acmsc
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 H2568-15
and five (of)
| Root | חמש (ḥ-m-š) |
| Core Meanings | five, fivefold grouping, quintuple measure |
| Semantic Range | The numeral five; by extension a group of five, five units of measure, or distributive uses such as five each. |
| Conceptual Significance | Five often marks completeness within a smaller unit (e.g., fingers of a hand, divisions of offerings, or military groupings). As a basic counting term, it contributes to patterns of order, structure, and symbolic numeration within the biblical text. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + cardinal number; masculine singular construct form (Acmsc). The construct form חֲמֵשֶׁת is used before a counted noun, typically masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חֲמֵשֶׁת is the masculine singular construct of the cardinal number חָמֵשׁ ("five"), joined with the conjunction וַ ("and"). The construct state requires a following noun ("five of…"), so the rendering preserves both the numerical value and its grammatical linkage. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמש (five, fivefold grouping, quintuple measure)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2568-01 |
bachamesh | in five |
H2568-02 |
bachamishah | in the five |
H2572-01 |
bachamishim | in the fifties |
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 |