חֹמֶשׁ (ḥōmeš) is a Hebrew noun meaning fifth part. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2569).

Also rendered

• fifth

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 686b)

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

• חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš — five
• חֲמִשִּׁים ḥămiššîm — fifty
• חֲמִישִׁי ḥămîšî — fifth
• חָמַשׁ ḥāmaš — and he shall fifth

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