1 Chronicles 4:32 — Word Study
WLCוְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ עֵיטָ֣ם וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן וְתֹ֖כֶן וְעָשָׁ֑ן עָרִ֖ים חָמֵֽשׁ׃
BSAAnd their villageschâtsêr [small settlements, towns] were EtamʻÊyṭâm [a fortified town, lair of beasts] AinʻAyin [a place of springs] RimmonRimmôwn [a city, a Syrian deity] TochenTôken△ [a place of measurement] and AshanʻÂshân [a city in the lowland] fivechâmêsh [a quantity of five, a number of completion] [towns]ʻîyr [cities, places with walls]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ | and villages their | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| עֵיטָ֣ם | [were] Etam | Noun proper |
| וָעַ֔יִן | and Ain | Conjunction, noun proper |
| רִמּ֥וֹן | Rimmon | Noun proper |
| וְתֹ֖כֶן | and Tochen | Conjunction, noun proper |
| וְעָשָׁ֑ן | and Ashan | Conjunction, noun proper |
| עָרִ֖ים | cities | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| חָמֵֽשׁ׃ | five | Noun common, both singular absolute |
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| BSB | And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns— |
| KJV | And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: |
| ASV | And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; |
| YLT | And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities, |
| WEB | Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; |
| BBE | And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns; |
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 4:32
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Context — The Towns of Simeongenerated
1 Chronicles 4:32 records the towns that belonged to the tribe of Simeon, emphasizing their settlements and genealogical records. This passage provides insight into the territorial divisions and the historical context of the tribes of Israel, reflecting their settlements during the time of the monarchy. The mention of five towns signifies completeness, as five often represents fullness in biblical numerology.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua 19:7 | Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages, |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 1 reference, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חָמֵשׁ, cha.Meshgenerated
The word חָמֵשׁ (chamesh) simply means 'five' in Hebrew. It serves as both a cardinal number and can indicate a multiple of five when combined with another number. In this context, it signifies the total number of towns listed, emphasizing their completeness.
The parsing indicates that this word is a common noun in the singular absolute form, which is used to denote a specific quantity. Throughout the Bible, the number five often symbolizes grace and God's favor.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause of the verse is introduced by the conjunction וְ (ve), linking the subject to the predicate. The structure lists the towns as a noun phrase, indicating the subject חָצְרֵיהֶם (chatzreihem) followed by the names of the towns.
The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the towns, with the conjunctions linking them together, creating a clear enumeration of the settlements.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the towns with the Greek word πόλεις (poleis), which means 'cities.' This choice reflects a direct correspondence to the Hebrew concept of fortified towns or settlements.
The use of πόλεις indicates a focus on the urban aspect of these locations, aligning with the Hebrew understanding of cities as places of community and safety.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 4:32 lists the villages of the tribe of Simeon: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, totaling five towns. Each town has its own significance, with names that reflect their characteristics or history.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The number five often represents completeness in the Bible, indicating that the list of towns is whole and sufficient.
These towns reflect the territorial allocations of the tribe of Simeon and their historical presence in the land of Israel.
Etam means 'lair of wild beasts' and was a fortified town, indicating its strategic importance.
In this case, the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text agree on the towns listed, though their word order differs.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn from the significance of the names of these towns?
- How does understanding the geographical locations of these towns enhance our knowledge of the tribe of Simeon?
- In what ways does the number five appear throughout the Bible, and what does it signify?
- How do these towns reflect the history and identity of the tribes of Israel?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 4:32 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities.
Read John Gill on 1 Chronicles 4 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: Their villages were Etam - or Ether (Joshua 19:7). Tochen. There is no trace of this place in the parallel list of Joshua.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 4 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Chronicles 4:32 And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:Ver. 32. Five cities.] Called before villages, because unwalled, haply. The Hague in Holland hath two thousand households in it: the inhabitants will not wall it, they say, as desiring to have it counted rather the principal village of Europe, than a lesser city.
Read John Trapp on 1 Chronicles 4 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(32) And their villages.—This belongs to 1 Chronicles 4:31. The verb should be cancelled. Etam, and Ain, Rimmon . . .—Why are these five cities separated from the former thirteen? The old Jewish expositors Rashi and Kimchi assert, that whereas the thirteen were lost to the Simeonites from the time of David, these five remained in their possession. The separation is made in Joshua 19 as well as here. (Many MSS. read “and Rimmon.”) Five cities.—Joshua 19:7 : “Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages.” Etam may be a mistake for Ether. But there were two Etams, one in the hills of Judah, south of Bethlehem (see 1 Chronicles 4:3, Note; 2 Chronicles 11:6), and one in the…
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 4 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges32. And their villages were] These villages (ḥ ?ǎ ?ηκrξm) are called at the end of the verse cities, but sometimes ḥ ?ǎ ?ηκrξm are described as un-walled (Leviticus 25:31) and sometimes as dependencies of cities (1 Chronicles 4:33 of this ch.). In these two cases ḥ ?ǎ ?ηκrξm would be distinguished from cities. Etam] In the parallel passage, Joshua 19:7, Etam is omitted and the villages (“cities”) are reckoned as four not five.
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 4 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan – five towns.
Tyndale line
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
And their villages were , Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.
Strictly literal
And their villages were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,
And their villages were 'Etam, and 'Ayin, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 'Ashan, five cities;
Their five villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,
From the Latin
Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.
Simplified
They also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—a total of five towns,
And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all eight words matched. The Septuagint's translation maintains the same list of towns, though the word order differs.
וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ עֵיטָ֣ם וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן וְתֹ֖כֶן וְעָשָׁ֑ן עָרִ֖ים חָמֵֽשׁ׃
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 4:32
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
חָצֵר (chatser) refers to an enclosure or court, and can also mean a settled abode, settlement, or village, typically appearing in the plural form חֲצֵרִים. The word is derived from a root meaning to enclose, indicating spaces that are surrounded by walls or fences.
חָצֵר 145 n.m. and (oftener) f. enclosure, court
base
[חָצֵר] 46 n.m. settled abode, settlement, village—always pl. abs. חֲצֵרִים
base
H2691a חָצֵר n. m. and (oftener) f. enclosure, court H2691b חָצֵר settled abode, settlement, village—always pl. abs. חֲצֵרִים
2691 chatser khaw-tsare'
(masculine and feminine); from 2690 in its original sense; a
yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly
surrounded with walls):--court, tower, village.
see HEBREW for 02690
חָצֵר (cha.tser) — court.
1) court, enclosure
1a) enclosures
1b) court
חָצֵר (cha.tser) — village.
settled abode, settlement, village, town
Conj | N-cp | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
עֵיטָם (‘Eytam) refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a fortified town associated with the tribe of Simeon. The name is thought to mean 'lair of wild beasts.' It is mentioned as a site fortified by King Rehoboam, situated between Bethlehem and Tekoa, though its exact location remains uncertain.
עֵיטָם n.pr.loc. (perh. animal-name)
perh. near town
city fortified by Rehob., between Bethlehem and Tekoa
in Simeon
base
H5862 עֵיטָם
5862 `Eytam ay-tawm'
from 5861; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine:--Etam.
see HEBREW for 05861
עֵיטָם (e.tam) — Etam.
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a cliff; site uncertain
עֵיטָם (e.tam) — Etam.
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a village of the tribe of Simeon
עֵיטָם (e.tam) — Etam.
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
e'-tam `eTam; Codex Alexandrinus, Apan, Codex Vaticanus, Aitan:
(1) Mentioned in Septuagint along with Tekoa, Bethlehem and Phagor (Jos 15:59). In 2Ch 11:6 it occurs, between Bethlehem and Tekoa, as one of the cities built "for defense in Judah" by Rehoboam. Josephus writes that "there was a certain place, about 50 furlongs distant from Jerusalem which is called Ethan, very pleasant it is in fine gardens and abounding in rivulets of water; whither he (Solomon) used to go out in the morning" (Ant., VIII, vii, 3). Mention of `Ain `Aitan, which is described as the most elevated place in Palestine, occurs in the Talmud (Zebhachim 54b), and in the Jer. Talmud (Yoma' 3 fol 41) it is mentioned that a conduit ran from `Atan to the Temple.
Etam
Eyrie. (1.) A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32). Into some cleft (“top,” A.V.,; R.V., “cleft”) of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:8, 11). It was a natural stronghold. It has been identified with Beit ’Atab, west of Bethlehem, near Zorah and Eshtaol. On the crest of a rocky knoll, under the village, is a long tunnel, which may be the “cleft” in which Samson hid.
(2.) A city of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:6). It was near Bethlehem and Tekoah, and some distance apparently to the north of (1). It seems to have been in the district called Nephtoah (or Netophah), where were the sources of the water from which Solomon’s gardens and pleasure-grounds and…
(lair of wild beasts). A village of the tribe of Simeon, specified only in the list in (1 Chronicles 4:32) comp. Josh 19:7 A place in Judah, fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam. (2 Chronicles 11:6) Here, according to the statements of Josephus and the Talmudists, were the sources of the water from which Solomon’s gardens and the pleasure-grounds were fed, and Bethlehem and the temple supplied.
A town in Judah near Bethlehem and Tekoa; a favorite resort of Solomon, and fortified by Rehoboam, 1Ch 4:3,32 2Ch 11:6. Its supposed site is now occupied by a ruined village balled Urtas, a mile and a half southwest of Bethlehem, not far Solomon’s Pools. "The rock Etam" to which Samson withdrew, Jud 15:8-19, may have been in this vicinity, perhaps the Frank mountain two miles east.
עַ֫יִן (‘Ayin) refers to a location in Palestine, specifically a spring or fountain. It is identified as a landmark on the eastern boundary and is associated with the southernmost cities of Judah, allotted to the tribe of Simeon. The entries note its connection to the name Rimmon and its significance as a Levitical city.
עַ֫יִן n.pr.loc.
on NE. border of Can.
in Negeb of Judah, Levit. city, appar. =
c. 18 miles SW. from Hebron
base
H5871 עַ֫יִן
5871 `Ayin ah'-yin
the same as 5869; fountain; Ajin, the name (thus simply) of
two places in Palestine:--Ain.
see HEBREW for 05869
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Ain.
Ain = "spring"
one of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine
Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417)
עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Ain.
Ain = "spring"
one of the southernmost cities of Judah in the Nekeb and allotted to the tribe of Simeon and given to the priests
Also named: en rim.mon (עֵין רִמּוֹן "En-rimmon" H5884)
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun properHC/Npl
(spring, well). One of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine. (Numbers 34:11) It is probably ’Ain el-’Azy , the main source of the Orontes. One of the southernmost cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:32) afterwards allotted to Simeon, (Joshua 19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32) and given to the priests. (Joshua 21:16)
same as Aiath
רִמּוֹן (rimmon) means "pomegranate" and refers to a Syrian deity associated with wind, rain, and storms. It is also the name of a man from Benjamin, the father of Rechab and Baanah, and of several geographical locations in Palestine, including a cliff in Judah and a Levitical city in Zebulun.
רִמּוֹן n.pr.dei, in Aram.
base
רִמּוֹן n.pr.m. in Benj.
base
רִמּוֹן n.pr.loc.
cliff of R.
in S. Judah
in Zebulun
base
H7417a רִמּוֹן n. pr. dei, in Aram. H7417b רִמּוֹן in Benj. H7417c רִמּוֹן . cliff of R.
. in S. Judah
. in Zebulun
7417 Rimmown rim-mone'
or (shorter) Rimmon {rim-mone'}; or Rimmownow (1 Chronicles
6:62 (77)) {rim-mo-no'}; the same as 7416; Rimmon, the name of
a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine:--Remmon,
Rimmon. The addition "-methoar" (Josh. 19:13) is ham-mthonar
{ham-meth-o-awr'}; passive participle of 8388 with the
article; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains; mistaken
for part of the name.
see HEBREW for 077
see HEBREW for 07416
see HEBREW for 08388
רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) — Rimmon.
§ Rimmon = "pomegranate"
n pr dei
the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus
רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) — Rimmon.
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2;
father of: Baanah (H1196), Rechab (H7394)
§ Rimmon = "pomegranate"
a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth
רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) — (Rock of) Rimmon.
§ Rimmon = "pomegranate"
the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge
רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) — Rimmon.
Rimmon = "pomegranate"
a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon
Another name of a.yin (עַ֫יִן "Ain" H5871G)
רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ (rim.mon) — Rimmon.
Rimmon = "pomegranate"
N-proper — Noun properHNpl
Rimmon
Pomegranate. (1.) A man of Beeroth (2 Sam. 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Josh. 9:17.)
(2.) A Syrian idol, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18.
(3.) One of the “uttermost cities” of Judah, afterwards given to Simeon (Josh. 15:21, 32; 19:7; 1 Chr. 4:32). In Josh. 15:32 Ain and Rimmon are mentioned separately, but in 19:7 and 1 Chr. 4:32 (comp. Neh. 11:29) the two words are probably to be combined, as forming together the name of one place…
a deity worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus, where there was a temple or house of Rimmon. (2 Kings 5:18) Rimmon is perhaps the abbreviated form of Hadad-rimmon, Hadad being the sun-god of the Syrians. Combining this with the pomegranate which was his symbol, Hadad-rimmon would then he the sun-god of the late summer, who ripens the pomegranate and other fruits.
exalted; pomegranate
תֹּ֫כֶן (to.khen) refers to a location in Simeon, known as Tochen, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:32. The term is associated with the concept of measurement, but its primary usage here is as a proper noun for a place in Palestine.
תֹּ֫כֶן n.pr.loc. in Simeon, 1 Ch 4:32
ref
H8507 תֹּ֫כֶן
8507 Token to'-ken
the same as 8506; Token, a place in Palestine:--Tochen.
see HEBREW for 08506
תֹּ֫כֶן (to.khen) — Tochen.
§ Tochen = "measurement"
a town in Simeon until the time of David
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun properHC/Npl
to'-ken (tokhen, "task," "measure"; Codex Vaticanus Thokka; Codex Alexandrinus Thochchan): One of the cities of Simeon, mentioned with Rimmen and Ashan (1Ch 4:32). The name does not appear in Joshua's list (Jos 19:7), but in that place the Septuagint gives Thokka, from which we may infer that the name has fallen out in the Hebrew. It is not identified.
Tochen
Measured, a town of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32).
(task), a place mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:32) only, among the towns of Simeon.
middle
עָשָׁן (Ashan) refers to a location in the Shephelah region of Judah, identified as a city that later belonged to the tribe of Simeon. The name translates to "smoke." The entries indicate that it is synonymous with another term, but do not provide significant disagreement among the lexicons.
עָשָׁן n.pr.loc. in Shephelah of Judah
base
H6228 עָשָׁן
6228 `Ashan aw-shawn'
the same as 6227; Ashan, a place in Palestine:--Ashan.
see HEBREW for 06227
עָשָׁן (a.shan) — Ashan.
§ Ashan = "smoke"
a city in the lowland of Judah later mentioned as belonging to Simeon
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun properHC/Npl
a'-shan (`ashan): An unknown site in the domain of Judah (Jos 15:42), possessed by Simeon (Jos 19:7), and mentioned among the priests' cities in 1Ch 6:59. (44) = Jos 21:16 (`ayin is a corruption of `ashan). Chorashan (or Borashan), which was probably the site of some reservoir in the Southwest part of Judah (1Sa 30:30), is the same as Ashan.
(smoke), a city in the low country of Judah. (Joshua 15:42) In (Joshua 19:7) and 1Chr 4:32 It is mentioned again as belonging to Simeon. It has not yet been identified.
smoke
The Hebrew word עִיר (*'iyr*) has meanings related to both excitement and city. It can denote excitement, particularly of terror or rage, as well as refer to a city or town, indicating a place that is guarded or inhabited. The entries suggest a broad application, from fortified cities to simple encampments. There is a specific mention of a man named Ir in 1 Chronicles 4:12.
עִיר n.[m.] excitement;—of terror; of rage
base
עִיר 1092 n.f. city, town
city, town, abode of men
of fortress in a city
appar. fortified place, of any size
base
H5892a עִיר excitement;—of terror; of rage H5892b עִיר city, town . city, town, abode of men
. of fortress in a city
. appar. fortified place, of any size
5892 `iyr eer
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4)
{aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a
watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or
post):--Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
see HEBREW for 05782
עִיר (ir) — excitement.
1) excitement, anguish
1a) of terror
עִיר (ir) — city.
1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
1a) city, town
עִיר (ir) — City (of On).
Combined with on (אֹן "On" H0204)
This name means city, town
Another name of on (אֹן "On" H0204)
עִיר (ir) — Ir-.
#A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12;
son of: Tehinnah (H8468)
N-fp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) After the confusion of tongues the descendants of Nimrod founded Babel, Erech, Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar, and Asshur, a branch from the same stock, built Nineveh, Rehoboth-by-the-river, Calah and Resen, the last being "a great city." The earliest description of a city, properly so called, is that of Sodom, (Genesis 19:1-22) Even before the time of Abraham there were cities in Egypt, (Genesis 12:14,15; Numbers 13:22) and the Israelites, during their sojourn there, were employed in building or fortifying the "treasure cities" of Pithom and Raamses.…
חָמֵשׁ (chamesh) means 'five' in Hebrew. It serves as both a cardinal number and can indicate a multiple of five when combined with another number. The word also has an ordinal form, 'fifth.' The entries consistently define this numeral without any noted disagreement.
חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה 342 n.m. and f. five
base
H2568 חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה five
2568 chamesh khaw-maysh'
masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}; a primitive numeral;
five:--fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) — five.
1) five
1a) five (cardinal number)
1b) a multiple of five (with another number)
1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Adj — Noun common · both singular absoluteHNcbsa
fiv (chamesh; pente).
See NUMBER.