Lexical 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). |
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