חָמַשׁ (ḥāmaš) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning and he shall fifth. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2567).
Also rendered
to take the fifth part
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 686)
Range of meaning (TWOT 686)the land of Egypt; tax a fifth; take up the fifth participle
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חמשׁverb, denominative: the land of Egypt
Strong's H2567חָמַשׁ: to tax a fifth KJV:take up the fifth participle
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.