חמש

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Numeral

חמש (transliteration needed) f

  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 (khamésh) f (masculine חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá))

  1. feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, five)

Derived terms

Noun

חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh) m

  1. defective spelling of חומש
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