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חֲמִישִׁי

𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤉

chămîyshîy

H2549 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root חמש five, to be five, make fivefold

Definition

Ordinal number indicating 'fifth' position in a sequence or series, frequently used in calendrical, genealogical, military, and cultic enumeration. Extended: a fifth part, i.e., a one-fifth share or portion, especially in legal, economic, or ritual contexts.

Semantic Range

fifth (ordinal), fifth in a sequence (day, month, period, position), a fifth part (i.e., one-fifth or 20%), member of a fifth group or division

Root / Etymology

From the root חמש (ḥ-m-sh), which conveys the idea of 'five.' The form חֲמִישִׁי (chămîshî) is the standard masculine singular ordinal form, meaning 'fifth.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֲמִישִׁי appears broadly for two functions: (1) to indicate the fifth in a sequence—days, months, years, generations, military ranks, festivals, and priestly divisions; and (2) for fractional usages—the 'fifth part' or a one-fifth share, notably in Levitical law referring to restitution or offerings (e.g., adding a fifth as a penalty). The term is consistent throughout periods—from Torah through monarchy and exilic writings. Its sense as an ordinal remained stable; only slight contextual extensions (e.g., as a military category or in classification lists) emerged. The variation חֲמִשִּׁי (with dagesh) is an orthographic variant with no change in meaning. English translations generally accurately reflect both sense ('fifth,' 'a fifth part'), though the full implications of adding 'a fifth' in legal passages may not always be noted. In later Hebrew (including Rabbinic), the root develops further derivative numerals and adjectives.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or חֲמִשִּׁי; ordinal from חָמֵשׁ; fifth; also a fifth; fifth (part).

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Root Family

חמש (ḥ-m-sh) — five, to be five, make fivefold

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2567 חָמַשׁ and he levied a fifth-part
H2569 חֹמֶשׁ to a fifth-part
H2570 חֹמֶשׁ the underbelly
H2571 חָמֻשׁ armed ones

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2549-05 הַ/חֲמִישִׁ֔י hachamishi HTd/Aomsa the fifth the fifth 23
H2549-04 חֲמִֽישִׁת/וֹ֙ chamishito HNcfsc/Sp3ms its fifth his fifth-part 5
H2549-06 הַ/חֲמִישִׁ֗ת hachamishit HTd/Aofsa the fifth the fifth (feminine) 5
H2549-03 חֲמִישִׁ֖ית chamishit HAofsa a fifth fifth 5
H2549-01 בַּֽ/חֲמִשִׁי֙ bachamishi HRd/Aomsa in the fifth in the fifth 2
H2549-02 חֲמִישִֽׁי chamishi HAomsa fifth fifth 2
H2549-07 וַ/חֲמִשִׁתָ֖י/ו vachamishitayv HC/Aobpc/Sp3ms and its fifth and his fifth-parts 1
H2549-08 וַ/חֲמִישִׁת֖/וֹ vachamishito HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and-its-fifth his fifth-part 1
H2549-09 וְ/הַ/חֲמִישִׁ֖י vehachamishi HC/Td/Aomsa and the fifth and the fifth 1

Occurrences in Scripture

45 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2549-02 Genesis 1:23 חֲמִישִֽׁי chamishi HAomsa fifth fifth
H2549-02 Genesis 30:17 חֲמִישִֽׁי chamishi HAomsa fifth fifth
H2549-03 Genesis 47:24 חֲמִישִׁ֖ית chamishit HAofsa a fifth fifth
H2549-04 Leviticus 5:16 חֲמִֽישִׁת/וֹ֙ chamishito HNcfsc/Sp3ms its fifth his fifth-part
H2549-07 Leviticus 5:24 וַ/חֲמִשִׁתָ֖י/ו vachamishitayv HC/Aobpc/Sp3ms and its fifth and his fifth-parts
H2549-06 Leviticus 19:25 הַ/חֲמִישִׁ֗ת hachamishit HTd/Aofsa the fifth the fifth (feminine)
H2549-04 Leviticus 22:14 חֲמִֽשִׁית/וֹ֙ chamishito HNcfsc/Sp3ms its fifth his fifth-part
H2549-04 Leviticus 27:13 חֲמִישִׁת֖/וֹ chamishito HNcfsc/Sp3ms a fifth of it his fifth-part
H2549-03 Leviticus 27:15 חֲמִישִׁ֧ית chamishit HAofsc a fifth fifth
H2549-03 Leviticus 27:19 חֲמִשִׁ֧ית chamishit HAafsc one fifth fifth
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