חֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy
fifth
Pronunciation: kham-ee-shee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2549
Meanings
3. a fifth part (1 Kings 6:31; Genesis 47:24; Leviticus 5:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 45 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 1:23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
- Genesis 30:17 And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
- Genesis 47:24 Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.”
- Leviticus 5:16 You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 6:5 or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.
- Leviticus 19:25 Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the Lord your God.
See every passage
- Genesis 1:23, 30:17, 47:24
- Leviticus 5:16, 6:5, 19:25, 22:14, 27:13, 27:15, 27:19, 27:27, 27:31
- Numbers 5:7, 7:36, 29:26, 33:38
- Joshua 19:24
- Judges 19:8
- 2 Samuel 3:4
- 1 Kings 6:31, 14:25
- 2 Kings 25:8
- 1 Chronicles 2:14, 3:3, 8:2, 12:10, 24:9, 25:12, 26:3, 26:4, 27:8
- 2 Chronicles 12:2
- Ezra 7:8, 7:9
- Nehemiah 6:5
- Jeremiah 1:3, 28:1, 36:9, 52:12
- Ezekiel 1:2, 20:1
- Zechariah 7:3, 7:5, 8:19
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).