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
- 2 Kings 15:33וְחָמֵ֤שׁHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
- 2 Kings 18:2וְחָמֵ֤שׁHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
- 2 Kings 19:35וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הAnd that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- 2 Kings 20:6חֲמֵ֤שׁ · fifteenI will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- 2 Kings 21:1וְחָמֵשׁ֙Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
- 2 Kings 23:36וְחָמֵ֤שׁJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.
- 2 Kings 25:19וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה · as well as fiveOf those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ס · had fiveTamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ס · fiveThe sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
- 1 Chronicles 3:20חָמֵֽשׁ׃ · and five others…and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
- 1 Chronicles 4:32חָמֵֽשׁ׃ · fiveAnd their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- 1 Chronicles 4:42חֲמֵ֣שׁ · fiveAnd five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir
- 1 Chronicles 7:3חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה · fiveThe son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה · five [in all]The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23חָמֵ֣שׁ · fiveHe also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
- 1 Chronicles 24:14חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · the fifteenth…the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- 1 Chronicles 25:22לַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה · the fifteenth…the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 29:7חֲמֵֽשֶׁת־ · 5,000 {}Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
- 2 Chronicles 3:11חָמֵ֗שׁ · [was] five; חָמֵ֔שׁ · [was] fiveThe total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
- 2 Chronicles 3:12חָמֵ֔שׁ · [also measured] five; חָמֵ֔שׁ · [measured] fiveThe wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
- 2 Chronicles 3:15וְחָמֵ֖שׁ; חָמֵֽשׁ׃ס · [measuring] fiveIn front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
- 2 Chronicles 4:2וְחָמֵ֤שׁ · fiveHe also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- 2 Chronicles 4:6חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה · five; וַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה · and fiveHe also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
- 2 Chronicles 4:7חָמֵ֥שׁ · five; וְחָמֵ֥שׁ · and fiveHe made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
- 2 Chronicles 4:8חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה · five; וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה · and fiveAdditionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
- 2 Chronicles 6:13חָמֵ֨שׁ · five; וְחָמֵ֤שׁ · fiveNow Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
- 2 Chronicles 13:17חֲמֵשׁ־ · and 500,000Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
- 2 Chronicles 15:10חֲמֵשׁ־ · of the fifteenthSo they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
- 2 Chronicles 15:19וְחָמֵ֖שׁAnd there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
- 2 Chronicles 20:31וְחָמֵ֨שׁ; וְחָמֵ֤שׁSo Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
- 2 Chronicles 25:1וְחָמֵ֤שׁAmaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 25:25חֲמֵ֥שׁ · for fifteenAmaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 26:13וַחֲמֵ֣שׁUnder their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
- 2 Chronicles 27:1וְחָמֵ֤שׁJotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
- 2 Chronicles 27:8וְחָמֵ֛שׁHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
- 2 Chronicles 29:1וְחָמֵשׁ֙Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
- 2 Chronicles 33:1וְחָמֵשׁ֙Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
- 2 Chronicles 35:9חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת · 5,000 {}; חֲמֵ֥שׁ · and 500Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5וְחָמֵ֤שׁJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
- Ezra 1:11חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת · 5,400In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:5חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה…the descendants of Arah, 775;