The meaning of “עֲשִׂירִי”
Understanding ʻăsîyrîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
tenth (part). - tenth - by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part 1) ordinal number 1a) a tenth
עֲשִׂירִי
tenth (part). - tenth - by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part 1) ordinal number 1a) a tenth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:5 | “And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.” Word: עֲשִׂירִי (ʻăsîyrîy) | |
| Leviticus 6:20 | “This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.” Word: עֲשִׂירִי (ʻăsîyrîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 23:3 | “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:” Word: עֲשִׂירִי (ʻăsîyrîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 25:17 | “The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:” Word: עֲשִׂירִי (ʻăsîyrîy) | |
| Esther 2:16 | “So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.” Word: עֲשִׂירִי (ʻăsîyrîy) |