חֲמֻשִׁים
ḥămušîm
in battle array
Strong's H2571AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 688a

חֲמֻשִׁים (ḥămušîm) is a Hebrew adjective meaning in battle array. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2571).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 688a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 688a)in battle array; staunch, soldiers; armed, harnessed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֲמֻשִׁים adjective, plural: in battle array

Strong's H2571 חָמֻשׁ: staunch, i.e. able-bodied soldiers
KJV:armed (men), harnessed.

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 688: חמשׁ ḥmš — army, five parts, be firm strong, be courageous

See it in Scripture

Exodus 13:18Joshua 1:14Judges 7:11

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