Asar עָשַׂר
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| עָשַׂר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | asar |
| Strong's number | H6237 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to tithe |
| Occurrences | 9 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (2) |
Asar (Hebrew עָשַׂר, Strong's H6237) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to tithe”. It occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to tithe, take the tenth part of, give a tithe, take a tithe
1a) (Qal) to tithe
1b) (Piel) to give a tithe
1c) (Hiphil) to take a tithe
1a) (Qal) to tithe
1b) (Piel) to give a tithe
1c) (Hiphil) to take a tithe
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tenth (3), tithes (2), surely (1), truly tithe (1), tithing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he will take a tenth (2), i will surely give you a tenth (1), you must be sure to set aside a tenth (1), built (1), shall receive tithes (1), collect the tenth (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Asar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 28:22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:22Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- Deuteronomy 26:12When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 8:15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
- 1 Samuel 8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 10:37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
- Nehemiah 10:38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
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).