H2567: חָמַשׁ
châmash · pronounced khaw-mash' · “to take the fifth part”
Definition
to tax a fifth
KJV translates it as: take up the fifth participle
Word origin: a denominative from H2568 (חָמֵשׁ);
Extended definition
1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth
1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2567 is translated
- he will take a fifth of ×1
Bible verses with H2567 (châmash)
Châmash appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 41:34
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.