Hebrew · Strong's H2568 · Noun

חָמֵשׁ

cha·mesh

five

343times used
272verses
21books

How it's translated

Definition

1) five

1a) five (cardinal number)

1b) a multiple of five (with another number)

1c) fifth (ordinal number)

Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

…and 11 more books.

Every verse

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English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.