חמש

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Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Numeral[edit]

חמש (transliteration neededf

  1. five (5)

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ח־מ־שׁ (ḥ-m-š)

From Proto-Canaanite *ḥamiš, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ḫamišu, from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum. Compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤔 (ḥmš) and Arabic خَمْس (ḵams).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

חָמֵשׁ (khaméshf (masculine חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá))

  1. feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, five)

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

חֻמָּשׁ (khumáshm

  1. defective spelling of חומש