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Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.
Numeral
חמש • (transliteration needed) f
- five (5)
Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Canaanite *ḥamiš, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ḫamišu, from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum. Compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤔 (ḥmš) and Arabic خَمْس (ḵams).
Pronunciation
Numeral
חָמֵשׁ • (khamésh) f (masculine חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá))
- feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”)
Derived terms
Noun
חֻמָּשׁ • (khumásh) m
- defective spelling of חומש