1 Chronicles 24:14

The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
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Nehemiah 7:40

בְּנֵי אִמֵּר אֶלֶף חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
40
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

Ezra 2:37

בְּנֵי אִמֵּר אֶלֶף חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
37
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

Ezra 10:20

וּמִבְּנֵי אִמֵּר חֲנָנִי וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃
20
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
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1 Chronicles 24:14
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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לְבִלְגָּה֙ Pashta — a lesser break חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ר Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לְאִמֵּ֖ר Tipeha — a lesser break שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר Silluq — end of the verse
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לְ בִלְגָּה֙
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
בִלְגָּה֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("To bilgah")
Dictionary form: בִּלְגַה · bil-ɡA
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Np
Noun — Proper Name
לְ Speech Preposition
בִלְגָּה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: to bilgah
bilgah ×1 of bilgah ×1 to bilgah ×1
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Bilgah — Standard anglicized spelling; use in most contexts.
Bilga — Shorter alternate spelling, used in some modern translations.
Bilgah (a priestly division) — Add clarifying gloss when context requires explanation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1117 H1083

BDB1116 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1118

בִּלְגָּה proper name, masculine (cheerfulness) —

1. priest of 15th course (David's time) 1Chr 24:14.
2. priest that went up with Zerubbabel Neh 12:5; Neh 12:18.

Strong's Definition H1083
bilgah
bilga
cheerfulness
Bilgah, the name of two Israelites
  • a priest of the 15th course, in David's time
  • "a priest accompanying Zerubbabel
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Word Parts
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה
Root word five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
Dictionary form: חָמֵשׁ · haw-MAYSH
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acmsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
חֲמִשָּׁה Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: the fifteenth
five ×116 and five ×108 was five ×14 the five ×8 fifteen ×7 of five ×7 were five ×6 and the five ×5
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five — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fifth — Ordinal use; for position or sequence.
fifteen — Compound form; use when context requires 10+5.
fifteenth — Ordinal compound; for dates or ranked positions.
five each — Distributive sense; use when portions are divided equally.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2900 H2568

BDB2899 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2901

חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, , ; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian —amšu, —amiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic Arabic , Sabean & Lihyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Gen 5:6 + 94 t. + Ezek 40:30 (strike out ᵐ5B Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in vEzek 40:25 vEzek 40:29 vEzek 40:33 vEzek 40:36) + Ezek 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Gen 5:10 + 67 t. + Ezek 48:16 Kt; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Gen 18:28 + 139 t. (including Ezek 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Num 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 t.; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Gen 43:34 + 35 t.; before collective noun צאֹן ׳ח 1Sam 25:18 see also בָּאַמָּה ׳ח five in cubit
   (s) = five cubits 1Kgs 7:23; 1Chr 11:23; 2Chr 4:2 after noun (late) 2Kgs 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם = in the fifth year) + 6 t. Chronicles; no noun expressed 1Kgs 7:39 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:49 (twice in verse); 1Chr 3:20; 2Chr 4:7 (twice in verse).
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Gen 47:2 + 18 t.; after noun Exod 36:38 + 36 t. Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Gen 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 t.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exod 26:3; Exod 26:9; Exod 36:10; Exod 36:16 + Ezek 42:16 אַמּוֺת ׳ח Kt, but Qr מאות ׳ח, see below
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Josh 10:5 + 5 t.; הָאֲנָשִׁים ׳ח Judg 18:7; Judg 18:14; Judg 18:17 שׁקלים ׳ח Num 18:16 also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ׳ח ׳ח Num 3:47 הַסְּרָנִים ׳ח Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3; 1Sam 6:18 ׳בני מ ׳ח 2Sam 21:8.
  e. = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2Kgs 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezek 1:1; Ezek 1:2; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 33:21 (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ׳ח combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten = fifteen:
  a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (c. noun feminine) Gen 5:10; Gen 7:20; Exod 27:14; Exod 27:15; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; 2Kgs 14:17; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 20:6; 2Chr 15:10; 2Chr 25:25; Isa 38:5.
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (c. noun masculine), (1) after noun Esth 9:21 (2) before noun Exod 16:1 ( = ordinal fifteenth, so Lev 23:6 +) Hos 3:2 +.
  c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2Sam 19:18 +.
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun = ordinal fifteenth 1Chr 24:14 + 4 t. + Ezek 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת = 500 Gen 5:30; Gen 5:32 + 49 t. + Ezek 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים = 5000 Num 31:32; Josh 8:12; Judg 20:45; 1Sam 17:5; Ezek 45:6; Ezek 48:15; 1Chr 29:7; 2Chr 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69 — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without ׳א) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral: (1) noun repeated Gen 5:6 + 4 t.; (2) noun with 2nd number only, Gen 5:17 + 8 t. + Ezek 45:3 Kt; (3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezek 40:21 + 2 t.
  b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number: (1) noun repeated Gen 25:7 (2) noun following ׳ח (only) Judg 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration); (3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2Chr 3:15 stative construct 2Chr 15:19.
  c. no noun expressed, ׳ח between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים ׳שֵׁשׁ מאות ח Num 31:37.
  d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Num 1:25 + 22 t.
  e. ׳ח follows, and (1) is followed by noun Judg 20:35 + 7 t.; (2) noun precedes both 1Kgs 7:3; Jer 52:30. feminine ׳ח precedes, no noun expressed 1Kgs 5:12.
  g. ׳ח follows, no noun expr Gen 18:28 +.
  h. no noun expressed ׳ח between other number Exod 38:28; Ezra 2:5.

Strong's Definition H2568
five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
ḥāmēš
five
  • five
    • five (cardinal number)
    • "a multiple of five (with another number)"fifth (ordinal number)
Variations 30 forms of this word
Translations 61 English renderings
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Word Parts
עָשָׂ֔ר
עָשָׂ֔ר
Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acmsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
עָשָׂר Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1
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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.
eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.
twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.
thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.
eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.
seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

BDB6441 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6443

עָשָׂר203, עֶשְׂרֵה144 noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
  a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
  b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
  c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
  d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.
2. twelve:
  a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
  b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.
3. thirteen:
  a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
  b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.
4. fourteen:
  a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
  b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.
5. fifteen:
  a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
  b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר
2 d. 6. sixteen:
  a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
  b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.
7. seventeen:
  a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
  b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר
3 d. 8. eighteen:
  a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
  b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.
9. nineteen:
  a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
  b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also ii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e, «GKC:134»134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 ii. 1, 427 WSG 138.

Strong's Definition H6240
twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
ʿāśār
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
    • used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 29 English renderings
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Word Parts
לְ אִמֵּ֖ר
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
אִמֵּ֖ר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("To immer")
Dictionary form: אִמֵּר · im-MARE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Np
Noun — Proper Name
לְ Speech Preposition
אִמֵּר Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: to immer
of immer ×7 and immer ×2 to immer ×1
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Immer — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Immer (priestly clan) — Use when context identifies the family group.
Immer (place) — Use when context refers to the Babylonian location.
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BDB563 H564

BDB562 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB564

אִמֵּר

proper name, masculine 1. a priest assigned to David's time 1Chr 24:14 perhaps =
2. ancestor of priest 1Chr 9:12 compare Neh 11:13; Ezra 2:37; Ezra 10:20; Neh 7:40.
3. priest in Jeremiah's time Jer 20:1.
4. father of Zadok Neh 3:29.
5. proper name, of a location (?) Ezra 2:59 = Neh 7:61.

Strong's Definition H564
immer
ʾimmēr
he hath said
Immer, the name of five Israelites
  • a priest in David's time
  • "a priest in Jeremiah's time"the father of Zadok the priest"an ancestor of a priest
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Word Parts
שִׁשָּׁ֥ה
שִׁשָּׁ֥ה
Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acmsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
שִׁשָּׁה Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: the sixteenth
six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3
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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.
sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.
sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.
sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.
sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8488 H8337

BDB8487 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8489

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה216 noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):
1. no other number:
  a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
  b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges«GKC:134o»§ 134o).
2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.
3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.
4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).
5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.


BDB8647 H8336 H8337

BDB8646 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8648

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.


BDB9936 H8337

BDB9935 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9937

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

Strong's Definition H8337
six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
šēš
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
  • six
    • six (cardinal number)
    • "sixth (ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers
Variations 20 forms of this word
Translations 45 English renderings
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Word Parts
עָשָֽׂר
עָשָֽׂר
Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acmsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
עָשָֽׂר Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1
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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.
eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.
twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.
thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.
eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.
seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

BDB6441 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6443

עָשָׂר203, עֶשְׂרֵה144 noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
  a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
  b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
  c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
  d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.
2. twelve:
  a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
  b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.
3. thirteen:
  a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
  b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.
4. fourteen:
  a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
  b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.
5. fifteen:
  a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
  b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר
2 d. 6. sixteen:
  a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
  b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.
7. seventeen:
  a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
  b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר
3 d. 8. eighteen:
  a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
  b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.
9. nineteen:
  a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
  b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also ii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e, «GKC:134»134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 ii. 1, 427 WSG 138.

Strong's Definition H6240
twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
ʿāśār
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
    • used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 29 English renderings