חֹמֶשׁ (ḥōmeš) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning fifth part. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2569).
Also rendered
fifth
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 686b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 686b)fifth part; fifth tax; fifth participle
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֹ֫מֶשׁnoun, masculine: fifth part
Strong's H2569חֹמֶשׁ: a fifth tax KJV: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.
Root family 686: חָמַשׁḥāmaš — the land of Egypt; tax a fifth; take up the fifth participle