Chamush חֲמֻשִׁים
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| חֲמֻשִׁים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chamush |
| Strong's number | H2571 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | armed |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Chamush (Hebrew חֲמֻשִׁים, Strong's H2571) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “armed”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
in battle array, arrayed for battle by fives, armed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | armed (2), harnessed (1), men (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | arrayed for battle (1), must be armed for battle (1), armed for battle (1), where armed men (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chamush, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 13:18But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
Joshua
- Joshua 1:14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,
- Joshua 4:12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
Judges
- Judges 7:11And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
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).