Original Word: עֶשֶׂר or עֲשָׂרָה
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: eser or asarah
Pronunciation: EH-ser or ah-sah-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'ser)
Definition: Ten
Meaning: ten

Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to accumulate" or "to enrich."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1176 (δέκα, deka): The Greek equivalent for the number ten, used in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew words עֶשֶׂר (eser) and עֲשָׂרָה (asarah) both mean "ten." They are used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the number ten, whether in counting, measurements, or describing quantities. The numeral is often used in various contexts, including commandments, plagues, and genealogies.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, numbers held significant symbolic meaning. The number ten often represents completeness or divine order, as seen in the Ten Commandments, which encapsulate the moral law given by God to Moses. The number ten also appears in the context of tithing, where a tenth of one's produce or earnings was given as an offering to God, symbolizing trust and obedience.

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
ten
NASB Translation
10 (1), 10,000* (20), 110* (1), 20,000* (1), 410* (1), fifteen* (1), seventeen* (1), ten (147), ten shekels apiece (1), tens (3).

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה₁₇₆

noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI³³ עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkm^{No. 11 b, l. 5, 6,} עשרת and compounds Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); — masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2 Samuel 15:16 53t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1 Kings 7:43; 1 Chronicles 6:46; feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Genesis 24:10 69t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1 Samuel 17:18 46t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exodus 18:21 2t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —

1 a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exodus 18:21,25 (E), Deuteronomy 1:15.

2 ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:

a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Genesis 45:23 43t. after noun 1 Kings 7:27,43 #NAME? Joshua 15:57; Joshua 21:5,26 (all P), 1 Chronicles 6:46; 2Chronicles 4:7; before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1 Kings 6:3,25,26; 1 Kings 7:23,24.

b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Genesis 45:23 25t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2 Samuel 18:3; 2 Kings 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1 Kings 5:3, רֶכֶב 2 Kings 13:7; also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1 Samuel 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1 Kings 14:3; אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezekiel 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Genesis 32:16 (twice in verse); Genesis 43:3 (all E), Joshua 17:5 (JE), Numbers 29:23 (P), 1 Kings 7:43; 2Chronicles 4:6,8; Daniel 1:12,14,15 ; after n.collective צאֹן2Chronicles 30:24; noun omitted, that is men, Genesis 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4; that is shekels (weight) Genesis 24:22 (J) Numbers 7:14 13t. Numbers 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2 Samuel 18:11; that is measures (of grain) Haggai 2:16; with article the ten Genesis 18:23 (J; that is men), Nehemiah 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exodus 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exodus 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .

c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exodus 34:28 18t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1 Samuel 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judges 1:4 26t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judges 17:10.

3 rarely + other number:

a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Genesis 50:22,26; Joshua 24:29 (all E), Judges 2:8.

b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Genesis 5:14 (P).

c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.

d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jeremiah 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezekiel 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5^A Hi Co and others

ten, seventeen

Masculine of term aasarah {as-aw-raw'}; from asar; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.

see HEBREW asar

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