Chamash חָמַשׁ
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| חָמַשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chamash |
| Strong's number | H2567 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to take the fifth part |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Chamash (Hebrew חָמַשׁ, Strong's H2567) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to take the fifth part”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth
1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | part (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | take a fifth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chamash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 41:34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).