חמש

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Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Numeral

חמש (transliteration neededf

  1. five (5)

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Numeral

חָמֵשׁ (khaméshf (masculine חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá))

  1. feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, five)

Derived terms

Noun

חֻמָּשׁ (khumáshm

  1. defective spelling of חומש