To take the fifth part
חָמַשׁStrong’s H2567chamash (cha-mash)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Chamash is the Hebrew word usually translated “take a fifth of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.”
Meaning
- To arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth(Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
How it's translated
- and he will take a fifth of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
חָמַשׁ chamash · to take the fifth part
1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth 1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.