Definition
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five
Traditional renderings: fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).
Traditional renderings: fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָמֵשׁ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
344 total
- Genesis 5:6חָמֵ֥שׁWhen Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
- Genesis 5:10חֲמֵ֤שׁ · 815And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:11חָמֵ֣שׁSo Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:15חָמֵ֥שׁWhen Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
- Genesis 5:17חָמֵ֤שׁSo Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:21חָמֵ֥שׁWhen Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
- Genesis 5:23חָמֵ֤שׁSo Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
- Genesis 5:30חָמֵ֤שׁ · 595; וַחֲמֵ֥שׁAnd after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:32חֲמֵ֥שׁ · 500After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 7:20חֲמֵ֨שׁ · of fifteenThe waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
- Genesis 11:11חֲמֵ֥שׁ · 500And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:12חָמֵ֥שׁ · 35When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
- Genesis 11:32חָמֵ֥שׁ · 205Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.
- Genesis 12:4חָמֵ֤שׁ · was seventy-fiveSo Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
- Genesis 14:9הַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ · five…against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
- Genesis 18:28חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה · five; בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה · for the lack of five; וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃…suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
- Genesis 25:7וְחָמֵ֥שׁAbraham lived a total of 175 years.
- Genesis 43:34חָמֵ֣שׁ · was fiveWhen the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
- Genesis 45:6חָמֵ֣שׁ · and there will be fiveFor the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
- Genesis 45:11חָמֵ֥שׁ · there will be fiveAnd there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
- Genesis 45:22וְחָמֵ֖שׁ · and fiveHe gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
- Genesis 47:2חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · fiveAnd he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
- Exodus 16:1בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה · On the fifteenthOn the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
- Exodus 22:1חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · five“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 26:3חֲמֵ֣שׁ · Five; וְחָמֵ֤שׁ · and the other fiveFive of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
- Exodus 26:9חֲמֵ֤שׁ · fiveJoin five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.
- Exodus 26:26חֲמִשָּׁ֕ה · fiveYou are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:27וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · five; וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · and five…five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 26:37חֲמִשָּׁה֙ · five; חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה · fiveMake five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.
- Exodus 27:1חָמֵשׁ֩ · five; וְחָמֵ֧שׁ · five“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 27:14וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ · fifteenMake the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
- Exodus 27:15חְמֵ֥שׁ · fifteen cubits long…and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
- Exodus 27:18חָמֵ֥שׁ · fiveThe entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
- Exodus 30:23חֲמֵ֣שׁ · 500 shekels“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
- Exodus 30:24חֲמֵ֥שׁ · 500 shekels…500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
- Exodus 36:10חֲמֵ֣שׁ · five; וְחָמֵ֤שׁ · and the other fiveAnd he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
- Exodus 36:16חֲמֵ֥שׁ · fiveHe joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
- Exodus 36:31חֲמִשָּׁ֕ה · fiveHe also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 36:32וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · five; וַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה · and five…five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 36:38חֲמִשָּׁה֙ · five; חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה · and their five…together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.