BDB2908
חֲמֻשִׁים adjective plural in battle array, always this form, Exod 13:18 ( E ), Josh 1:14 ; Josh 4:12 (both D ), Judg 7:11 + Num 32:17 ( J E ), see חושׁ .
Strong's Lexicon
H2571
H2571 — חָמוּשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2571 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָמוּשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | passive participle of the same as H2570 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | chamush |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-moosh' |
| Meaning: | 1. staunch, i.e. able-bodied soldiers |
| KJV Renderings: | armed (men), harnessed. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חמושים (g’h)
Exodus 18:18
- KJV: Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.Thou wilt…: Heb. Fading thou wilt fade
- EHCC: and the children of Israel went up ban
Joshua 1:14
- KJV: Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;armed: Heb. marshalled by five
- EHCC: pass befure your brethren armed, (marg.
Joshua 4:12
- KJV: And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
- EHCC: Manasseh, passed over armed
Judges 7:11
- KJV: And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.armed men: or, ranks by five
- EHCC: the armed men that (were) in the bos,