בַּ/חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים
𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌
chămishshîym
for fifty
A cardinal number designating 'fifty,' used to indicate a total quantity of 50 objects, people, or units. It may function as both an adjective and a substantive, marking an exact sum or an ordinal interval. In legal, cultic, and narrative contexts, it designates age, amounts, groupings, time periods (such as days or years), and dimensions.
2 Chronicles 1:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H2572
| Lemma | חֲמִשִּׁים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chămishshîym |
| Strong's | H2572 |
| Definition | A cardinal number designating 'fifty,' used to indicate a total quantity of 50 objects, people, or units. It may function as both an adjective and a substantive, marking an exact sum or an ordinal interval. In legal, cultic, and narrative contexts, it designates age, amounts, groupings, time periods (such as days or years), and dimensions. |
Morphology HR/Acbpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for fifty |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2572-01
in fifty
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute; numeral formed from root חמשׁ with plural -ים indicating a multiple of ten ("five tens"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition ב ("in/at") with חֲמִשִּׁים, the masculine plural formation meaning "fifty" (literally "five tens"). The rendering preserves both the numeric value and the prefixed preposition without adding contextual specification. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
for fifty
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'in fifty' is literal, but in this pricing context, 'for fifty' is the natural and idiomatic rendering for monetary transactions. |