Lexical Summary chamishi: Fifth Original Word: חֲמִישִׁי 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 Originord. 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”: 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: 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: 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). 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 wəhaḥămîšîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Genesis 47:24 Leviticus 5:16 Leviticus 6:5 Leviticus 19:25 Leviticus 22:14 Leviticus 27:13 Leviticus 27:15 Leviticus 27:19 Leviticus 27:27 Leviticus 27:31 Numbers 5:7 Numbers 7:36 Numbers 29:26 Numbers 33:38 Joshua 19:24 Judges 19:8 2 Samuel 3:4 1 Kings 6:31 1 Kings 14:25 2 Kings 25:8 1 Chronicles 2:14 1 Chronicles 3:3 1 Chronicles 8:2 45 Occurrences |