Lexicon :: Strong's H2567 - ḥāmaš

חָמַשׁ
Transliteration
ḥāmaš
Pronunciation
khaw-mash'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A denominative from חָמֵשׁ (H2568)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 686

Strong’s Definitions

חָמַשׁ châmash, khaw-mash'; a denominative from H2568; to tax a fifth:—take up the fifth participle

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H2567 in the following manner: fifth part (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H2567 in the following manner: fifth part (1x).

  1. to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth

    1. (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמַשׁ châmash, khaw-mash'; a denominative from H2568; to tax a fifth:—take up the fifth participle
STRONGS H2567: Abbreviations
† II. [חמשׁ] verb denominative only
Pi. וְחִמֵּשׁ אֶתֿ אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם Genesis 41:34 (E) and he shall fifth (take the fifth part of) the land of Egypt, i.e. the fifth part of the produce (compare Arabic take a fifth part; Ethiopic 1. 2 quinque facere).
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Genesis

41:34