Strong's Lexicon: H6235 עֶשֶׂר עֲשָׂרָה

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6235
Word:	עֶשֶׂר עֲשָׂרָה
Part of Speech:	n-e.
Etymology:	from H6237
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	177
Transliteration:	eser
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`eser (eh'ser) (masculine of term aasarah {as-aw-raw'}) n-e.
Meaning:	1. ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
KJV Renderings:	ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.

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BDB6441

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה₁₇₆ noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI³³ עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4115], [untranscribed source text 4116]; Sabean עשר SabDenkm^{No. 11 b, l. 5, 6,} עשרת and compounds Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4117], [untranscribed source text 4118]; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4119], [untranscribed source text 4120]; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); — masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —

1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳ שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21 ; Exod 18:25 ( E ), Deut 1:15.

2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:

a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P ), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25 ; 1Kgs 6:26 ; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.

b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt , עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr ); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳ עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E ), Josh 17:5 ( J E ), Num 29:23 ( P ), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 ( J ) Amos 5:3 ; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 ( J ) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ ע); כֶסֶף ׳ ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 ( J ; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten ); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P ) .

c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.

3. rarely + other number:

a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳ וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E ), Judg 2:8 .

b. ׳ ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 ( P ).

c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.

d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12 , but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5 ^A Hi Co and others

BDB6445

עֶשְׂרִים₃₁₅ noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר Prä^{BAS i. 376}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4121]; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4122] Aramaic עשרין, [untranscribed source text 4123]; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:

1. without other number:

a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14 ; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2.b.).

b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24 ; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.

c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.

d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.

e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳ הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t.

f. + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12 .

2. + other number:

a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2 ; Judg 10:3 ; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24 ; Exod 38:24 ; Num 8:24 (all P ) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21 ; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P ).

b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) ( P ), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles

c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).

d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86 .

e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה.

II. as ordinal:

1. 20 alone, ׳ בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.

2.

a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.

b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

BDB9801

עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָה noun masculine and feminine a ten (see Biblical Hebrew); — masculine (following feminine noun) Dan 7:7; Dan 7:20; Dan 7:24 feminine (before masculine noun) Dan 7:24 תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר = twelve (following masculine noun) Dan 4:26; Ezra 6:17.