King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2567
Transliteration: chamash
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-mash')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to take the fifth part
Meaning: to take the fifth part
Word Summary
chamash: to take the fifth part
Original Word: חָמַשׁTransliteration: chamash
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-mash')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to take the fifth part
Meaning: to take the fifth part
Strong's Concordance
take up the fifth participle A denominative from chamesh; to tax a fifth -- take up the fifth participle
see HEBREW chamesh
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2567. chamash
II. [חמשׁ] verb denominative only
Pi`el מִצְרַיִם אֶרֶץ אֶתֿ וְחִמֵּשׁ 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).