Chômesh — H2569

Definition

masculine noun

a fifth tax

1. fifth part

Usually translated as

fifth participle

Origin

from H2567

• Derived from Châmash (H2567)

Occurrences

Chômesh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 47:26 — And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth (לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ) part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.