חָמֵשׁ

Strong’s Definition

five

Etymology & Derivation

masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral;

KJV Usage

fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.five
• 2.five (cardinal number)
• 3.a multiple of five (with another number)
• 4.fifth (ordinal number)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châmêsh; Pronunciation: khaw-maysh'