Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6249 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עַשׁתֵּי |
| Part of Speech: | n-e. |
| Etymology: | apparently masculine plural construction of H6247 in the sense of an afterthought (used only in connection with H6240 in lieu of H259) eleven or (ordinal) eleventh |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 19 |
| Transliteration: | ashtey |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `ashtey (ash-tay') n-e. |
| Meaning: | 1. + eleven(-th) |
| KJV Renderings: | Not listed |
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עַשְׁתֵּי19 noun [number] one (Assyrian išten , one; išten ešrit , eleven; Dl§ 75, Tel Amarna [iš-]tit , first time; see Gie ZAW i (1881), 226 Ges«GKC:97e»§ 97e Köii. l, 212 and references); — only + עָשָׂר , עֶשְׂרֵה (q. v.) = eleven, eleventh, Jer 1:3; Jer 39:2 = Jer 52:5 = 2Kgs 25:2; Ezek 26:1; Ezek 40:49; Zech 1:7; Exod 26:7; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:14; Exod 36:15; Num 7:72; Num 29:20 (all P ), Deut 1:3; 1Chr 12:13; 1Chr 24:12; 1Chr 25:18; 1Chr 27:14.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
