2549. chamishi
Lexical Summary
chamishi: Fifth

Original Word: חֲמִישִׁי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chamiyshiy
Pronunciation: khah-mee-shee
Phonetic Spelling: (kham-ee-shee')
KJV: fifth (part)
NASB: fifth, one-fifth, fifth part, five-sided
Word Origin: [ord. from H2568 (חָמֵשׁ חֲמִשָּׁה - five)]

1. fifth
2. also a fifth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fifth part

Or chamishshiy {kham-ish-shee'}; ord. From chamesh; fifth; also a fifth -- fifth (part).

see HEBREW chamesh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
ord. from chamesh
Definition
fifth
NASB Translation
fifth (36), fifth part (1), five-sided (1), one-fifth (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲמִישִׁי masculine, חֲמִישִׁית

feminine adjective ordinal number fifth; — masculine חֲמִישִׁי Genesis 1:23 22t.; חֲמִשִׁי Zechariah 7:3 3t.; feminine חֲמִישִׁית absolute 1 Kings 14:25 4t.; חֲמִשִׁית Leviticus 19:25; Jeremiah 36:9; חֲמִשּׁית 1 Kings 6:31; construct חֲמִישִׁית Leviticus 27:15,19; suffix חֲמִישִׁתוֺ Leviticus 5:16 2t.; חֲמִשִׁיתוֺ Leviticus 22:14; Leviticus 27:31; חֲמִשִׁתוֺ Leviticus 27:27, compare חֲמִשִׁתָיו Leviticus 5:24, read תוֺ- Samaritan Di (q. v.); — fifth, usually in enumerated days, months, years, sons, etc.; definite, except masculine Genesis 1:23; Genesis 30:17, feminine Genesis 47:24; 1 Kings 6:31; Nehemiah 6:5; —

1. masculine Genesis 1:23; Numbers 7:36; Numbers 29:26; Numbers 33:38; Joshua 19:24 (all P), Genesis 30:17 (E), Judges 19:8; 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 52:12; Zechariah 7:3; 1 Chronicles 27:8; Ezra 7:8,9; noun omitted 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 2:14; 1 Chronicles 3:3; 1 Chronicles 8:2; 1 Chronicles 26:3,4 (all of בֵּן), 1 Chronicles 24:9; 1 Chronicles 25:12 (גּוֺרָל), Zechariah 8:19 (חֹדֶשׁ), 1 Chronicles 27:8 (יוֺם).

2. feminine Leviticus 19:25; 1 Kings 14:25; Jeremiah 36:9; Ezekiel 1:2; 2Chronicles 12:2; ׳מַּעַם ח Nehemiah 6:5.

3 חֲמִשִּׁית 1 Kings 6:31 as substantive a fifth part, so חֲמִישִׁית Genesis 47:24; Leviticus 5:6; Leviticus 5:24; Leviticus 22:14; Leviticus 27:13,27,31; Numbers 5:7; construct חמישׁית כֶּסֶף Leviticus 27:15,19.

III. חמשׁ (√ of following; meaning dubious).

Topical Lexicon
Key Patterns of Usage

The term appears about forty-five times in the Old Testament, functioning as an ordinal number (“fifth”) or as the fraction “a fifth part.” Its occurrences cluster around six main themes: creation, calendar, compensation, governmental order, prophetic chronology, and pastoral application.

Creation and Ordered Time

Genesis 1:23 introduces the word at the dawn of history: “And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.” On this day the LORD filled the seas and skies with living creatures, marking a decisive step from inanimate creation toward animate life. The placement underscores divine order: four days establish realms; the fifth begins their animation, anticipating the climactic creation of mankind on the sixth.

The Fifth Year: Harvest and Increase

Leviticus 19:25 instructs Israel to refrain from eating the fruit of newly planted trees for four years, adding, “But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; this will increase your harvest for you.” The fifth year thus becomes a symbol of trust-rewarding obedience: patient restraint is followed by multiplied blessing.

The Fifth Part: Restitution and Redemption

Repeatedly, the Law couples confession or dedication with the addition of “a fifth”:
• “He must make restitution for what he has done wrong regarding the holy thing, adding a fifth of its value to it” (Leviticus 5:16).
• “He must pay full compensation, add a fifth to its value, and give it to the one he has wronged” (Numbers 5:7).
• Similar provisions appear in Leviticus 6:5; 22:14; 27:13, 15, 19, 27, 31.

The added twenty percent safeguarded both the offended party and the sanctity of worship. By going beyond strict equivalence, the statute modeled grace-filled justice and prefigured the super-abundant restitution accomplished in Christ’s atonement (Romans 5:15).

Civic and Priestly Administration

The same word structures national life:
• Military rotations: “The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite” (1 Chronicles 27:8).
• Priestly courses: “The fifth to Malchijah” (1 Chronicles 24:9; compare 24:18; 25:12).
• Tribal apportionment: “The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher” (Joshua 19:24).

Such passages reveal a God who values orderly service and equitable distribution of responsibilities.

Festal Offerings and Worship

During the Feast of Tabernacles, day five brought its own sacrificial quota: “On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished” (Numbers 29:26). Likewise, at the altar’s dedication, the Simeonites offered on the fifth day (Numbers 7:36). These rhythms kept Israel mindful that every day of worship is divinely appointed.

The Fifth Month: Mourning Turned to Joy

History stamped the fifth month (Av) with national sorrow:
• The Babylonian torching of the temple (2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 52:12).
• Ezra’s return and reformation also occurred in that month (Ezra 7:8-9), reminding the remnant of both loss and restoration.

Centuries later, exiles asked, “Should I weep and abstain in the fifth month, as I have done for these many years?” (Zechariah 7:3). The LORD’s answer looks forward: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah” (Zechariah 8:19). The very calendar of grief becomes a promise of messianic rejoicing.

Royal Annals and Prophetic Dating

The word timestamps pivotal reigns and revelations: “In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel… Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began to reign” (2 Kings 8:16). Ezekiel dates visions by regnal fifth years (Ezekiel 1:2; 33:21). Such precision affirms the historicity of biblical narratives and anchors prophecy in verifiable chronology.

Pastoral and Ministry Reflections

1. Restitution plus a fifth teaches believers to pursue reconciliation that exceeds minimal repair (Matthew 5:24).
2. The fifth day’s bursting life forms a pattern for gospel ministry: after foundational truths are laid, the Spirit generates fruitfulness (John 15:5).
3. The transformation of the fifth-month fast into feasting urges congregations to anticipate Christ’s ultimate reversal of sorrow (Revelation 21:4).
4. Ordered “fifth” rotations remind leaders that regular, shared service guards against burnout and partiality (1 Peter 4:10-11).

Thus, חֲמִישִׁי threads through Scripture as a quiet but persistent witness to God’s orderly creation, righteous compensation, covenant faithfulness, and redemptive hope.

Forms and Transliterations
בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣י בחמישי בחמשי הַ֠חֲמִשִׁית הַֽחֲמִישִׁ֔י הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית הַחֲמִישִׁ֖י הַחֲמִישִׁ֖ית הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת הַחֲמִישִׁ֛י הַחֲמִישִׁ֣י הַחֲמִישִׁ֥י הַחֲמִישִׁי֙ הַחֲמִישִׁי֩ הַחֲמִישִׁי֮ הַחֲמִשִֽׁי׃ הַחֲמִשִׁ֔י הַחַמִישִׁי֙ החמישי החמישי׃ החמישית החמישת החמשי החמשי׃ החמשית וְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖י וַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו והחמישי וחמישתו וחמשתיו חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ חֲמִישִׁ֖ית חֲמִישִׁ֧ית חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ חֲמִשִֽׁית׃ חֲמִשִׁ֧ית חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ חֲמִשִׁת֖וֹ חמישי׃ חמישית חמישתו חמשית חמשית׃ חמשיתו חמשתו ba·ḥă·mi·šî ba·ḥă·mî·šî bachamiShi baḥămišî baḥămîšî chamiShi chamiShit chamishiTo ha·ḥa·mî·šî ha·ḥă·mi·šî ha·ḥă·mî·šî ha·ḥă·mi·šîṯ ha·ḥă·mî·šiṯ ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯ ḥă·mî·šî ḥă·mi·ši·ṯōw ḥă·mi·šî·ṯōw ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw ḥă·mi·šîṯ ḥă·mî·šîṯ hachamiShi hachamiShit haḥamîšî haḥămišî haḥămîšî haḥămišîṯ haḥămîšiṯ haḥămîšîṯ ḥămîšî ḥămišîṯ ḥămîšîṯ ḥămišiṯōw ḥămišîṯōw ḥămîšiṯōw vachamishiTav vachamishiTo vehachamiShi wa·ḥă·mi·ši·ṯāw wa·ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw waḥămišiṯāw waḥămîšiṯōw wə·ha·ḥă·mî·šî wəhaḥămîšî
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Genesis 1:23
HEB: בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ פ
NAS: and there was morning, a fifth day.
KJV: and the morning were the fifth day.
INT: morning day A fifth

Genesis 30:17
HEB: לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב בֵּ֥ן חֲמִישִֽׁי׃
NAS: and bore Jacob a fifth son.
KJV: and bare Jacob the fifth son.
INT: Jacob son A fifth

Genesis 47:24
HEB: בַּתְּבוּאֹ֔ת וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית לְפַרְעֹ֑ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע
NAS: you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh,
KJV: that ye shall give the fifth [part] unto Pharaoh,
INT: the harvest shall give A fifth to Pharaoh and four

Leviticus 5:16
HEB: יְשַׁלֵּ֗ם וְאֶת־ חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו
NAS: and shall add to it a fifth part of it and give
KJV: and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give
INT: the holy shall make A fifth and shall add of

Leviticus 6:5
HEB: אֹתוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו
NAS: and add to it one-fifth more.
KJV: and shall add the fifth part more
INT: shall make full one-fifth and add to the one

Leviticus 19:25
HEB: וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: In the fifth year you are to eat
KJV: And in the fifth year shall ye eat
INT: year the fifth eat fruit

Leviticus 22:14
HEB: בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְיָסַ֤ף חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן
NAS: then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give
KJV: then he shall put the fifth [part] thereof unto it, and shall give
INT: unintentionally shall add A fifth of and shall give

Leviticus 27:13
HEB: יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ עַל־ עֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.
KJV: it, then he shall add a fifth [part] thereof unto thy estimation.
INT: redeem shall add one-fifth of to your valuation

Leviticus 27:15
HEB: בֵּית֑וֹ וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִישִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־ עֶרְכְּךָ֛
NAS: then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation
KJV: then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money
INT: his house shall add one-fifth price of your valuation

Leviticus 27:19
HEB: אֹת֑וֹ וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִשִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־ עֶרְכְּךָ֛
NAS: then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation
KJV: it, then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money
INT: consecrates shall add one-fifth price of your valuation

Leviticus 27:27
HEB: בְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִשִׁת֖וֹ עָלָ֑יו וְאִם־
NAS: and add to it one-fifth of it; and if
KJV: and shall add a fifth [part] of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed,
INT: to your valuation and add one-fifth of and if

Leviticus 27:31
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹ חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ יֹסֵ֥ף עָלָֽיו׃
NAS: he shall add to it one-fifth of it.
KJV: he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.
INT: A man of his tithe one-fifth shall add For

Numbers 5:7
HEB: אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו
NAS: and add to it one-fifth of it, and give
KJV: thereof, and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give
INT: his wrong full one-fifth and add of

Numbers 7:36
HEB: בַּיּוֹם֙ הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י
NAS: On the fifth day [it was] Shelumiel
KJV: On the fifth day Shelumiel
INT: day the fifth leader the son

Numbers 29:26
HEB: וּבַיּ֧וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁ֛י פָּרִ֥ים תִּשְׁעָ֖ה
NAS: Then on the fifth day: nine
KJV: And on the fifth day nine
INT: day the fifth bulls nine

Numbers 33:38
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֥ד לַחֹֽדֶשׁ׃
NAS: on the first [day] in the fifth month.
KJV: in the first [day] of the fifth month.
INT: of Egypt month the fifth the first month

Joshua 19:24
HEB: וַיֵּצֵא֙ הַגּוֹרָ֣ל הַֽחֲמִישִׁ֔י לְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־
NAS: Now the fifth lot fell
KJV: And the fifth lot came out
INT: fell lot now the fifth to the tribe of the sons

Judges 19:8
HEB: בַּבֹּ֜קֶר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֮ לָלֶכֶת֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀
NAS: On the fifth day he arose
KJV: in the morning on the fifth day
INT: the morning day the fifth to go said

2 Samuel 3:4
HEB: בֶן־ חַגִּ֑ית וְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖י שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה בֶן־
NAS: of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah
KJV: of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah
INT: the son of Haggith and the fifth Shephatiah the son

1 Kings 6:31
HEB: הָאַ֥יִל מְזוּז֖וֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית׃
NAS: the lintel [and] five-sided doorposts.
KJV: [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall].
INT: the lintel doorposts five-sided

1 Kings 14:25
HEB: וַיְהִ֛י בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֖ית לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֑ם
NAS: Now it happened in the fifth year
KJV: And it came to pass in the fifth year
INT: happened year the fifth of King Rehoboam

2 Kings 25:8
HEB: וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ
NAS: Now on the seventh day of the fifth month,
KJV: And in the fifth month, on the seventh
INT: month of the fifth the seventh month

1 Chronicles 2:14
HEB: הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י רַדַּ֖י הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃
NAS: the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
KJV: the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
INT: the fourth Raddai the fifth

1 Chronicles 3:3
HEB: הַחֲמִישִׁ֥י שְׁפַטְיָ֖ה לַאֲבִיטָ֑ל
NAS: the fifth [was] Shephatiah, by Abital;
KJV: The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital:
INT: the fifth Shephatiah Abital

1 Chronicles 8:2
HEB: הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י וְרָפָ֖א הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ ס
NAS: the fourth and Rapha the fifth.
KJV: the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
INT: the fourth and Rapha the fifth

45 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2549
45 Occurrences


ba·ḥă·mi·šî — 2 Occ.
ḥă·mî·šî — 2 Occ.
ḥă·mî·šîṯ — 5 Occ.
ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw — 5 Occ.
ha·ḥă·mî·šî — 23 Occ.
ha·ḥă·mî·šiṯ — 5 Occ.
wa·ḥă·mi·ši·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
wa·ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·mî·šî — 1 Occ.

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