Strong's Lexicon

H6224

H6224 — עֲשִׂירִי

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

HebrewasiyriyadjectiveOccurrences: 29TWOT: 1711f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6224
Word:	עֲשִׂירִי
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	from H6235
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	29
Transliteration:	asiyriy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`asiyriy (as-ee-ree') adj.
Meaning:	1. tenth 2. by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
KJV Renderings:	tenth (part).

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עֲשִׂירִי₂₀ masculine, עֲשִׂירִיָּה, and עֲשִׂירִית₈ feminine adjective ordinal number tenth; —

1. דּוֺר עֲשִׂירִי Deut 23:3; Deut 23:4 ׳ בַּיּוֺם הָע Num 7:66 ( P ); ׳ הַחֹדֶשׁ הָע Gen 8:5 ( P ) Ezek 24:1 + 5 t.; בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂרִי Jer 39:1 ׳ ח omitted הָעֲשִׂירִי Gen 8:5 ( P ), בָּעֲשִׂרִי Ezek 29:1; Ezek 33:21 other nouns omitted הָעֲשִׂירִי 1Chr 12:13; 1Chr 25:17; 1Chr 27:13, הָעֲשִׂרִי 1Chr 24:11 בַּשָּׁנָה הָעֲשִׂרִית Ezek 29:1, הָעֲשִׂרִית ׳ בַּשּׁ Jer 32:1.

2. as substantive a tenth part: f. absolute עֲשִׂרִיָּה Isa 6:13 feminine construct עֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה Num 28:5, עֲשִׂרִית Exod 16:36, עֲשִׂירִת Lev 5:11; Lev 6:13; Num 5:15 עֲשִׂירִת הַחֹמֶר Ezek 45:11 masculine absolute הָעֲשִׂירִי Lev 27:32 the tithe (i.e. of cattle, etc.).

Other Resources

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

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