Strong's Lexicon

H6218

H6218 — עָשׂוֹר עָשׂוֹר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewasowrnoun mascOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1711d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6218
Word:עָשׂוֹר עָשׂוֹר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6235
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:asowr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`asowr (aw-sore') (or masor {aw-sore'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. ten 2. by abbrev. ten strings, and so a decachord
KJV Renderings:(instrument of) ten (strings, -th).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6444

עָשׂוֺר, and (Exod 12:3) עָשׂר noun [masculine] a ten, decade; —

1. usually of days:
a. a period of ten days Gen 24:55 ( J ).
b. in phrase, בֶּעָשׂוֺר (עָשׂר) לַחֹדֶשׁ on the tenth of the month Lev 25:9 ( H ), Ezek 20:1; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 40:1; Exod 12:3; Lev 16:29; Lev 23:27; Num 29:7; Josh 4:19 (all P ), 2Kgs 25:1 = Jer 52:4; Jer 52:12 (seventh day in || 2Kgs 25:8).
2. of strings of instrument: ׳ נֵבֶל ע harp, a ten (-stringed one) Ps 33:2; Ps 144:9 ׳ ע alone Ps 92:4 upon a ten (-stringed instrument).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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