Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Numeral edit

חמש (transliteration neededf

  1. five (5)

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Numeral edit

חָמֵשׁ (khaméshf (masculine חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá))

  1. feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, five)

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

חֻמָּשׁ (khumáshm

  1. defective spelling of חומש