H2567

חָמַשׁ

cha.mashH:V

to take the fifth part

1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth 1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. [חמשׁ] verb denominative only Pi`el וְחִמֵּשׁ אֶתֿ אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם Gen 41:34 (E) and he shall fifth (take the fifth part of) the land of Egypt, i.e. the fifth part of the produce (compare Arabic take a fifth part; Ethiopic 1. 2 quinque facere).


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