The meaning of “עֶשֶׂר”
Understanding ʻeser reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה ʻăsârâh (as-awraw'); from עָשַׂר ten, (fif-, seven-) teen. - ten (as an accumulation to the e...
עֶשֶׂר
masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה ʻăsârâh (as-awraw'); from עָשַׂר ten, (fif-, seven-) teen. - ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) 1) ten 1a) ten 1b) with other numbers
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:41 | “Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.” Word: עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser) | |
| Joshua 21:26 | “All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.” Word: עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser) | |
| 1 Kings 7:23 | “And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.” Word: עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser) | |
| Nehemiah 5:18 | “Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.” Word: עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser) | |
| Jeremiah 41:8 | “But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.” Word: עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser) |