חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš) is a Hebrew noun meaning five. It appears 345 times in 21 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2568).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 686a)

Root family 686: חָמַשׁ ḥāmaš — I, take one fifth. This denominative verb occurs only in the Piel (Gen 41:34)

• חֲמִשִּׁים ḥămiššîm — fifty
• חֲמִישִׁי ḥămîšî — fifth
• חָמַשׁ ḥāmaš — and he shall fifth
• חֹמֶשׁ ḥōmeš — fifth part

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