Original Language Studio
Exodus 26:27
“And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָמֵשׁchâmêsh · khaw-maysh'
H2568 · Hebrew
H2568 · Hebrew
- Definition
- five
- Derivation
- masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral;
- KJV renderings
- fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה — cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 345 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 5:6Genesis 5:10Genesis 5:11Genesis 5:15Genesis 5:17
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָמֵשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.