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ḥōmeš חֹ֫מֶשׁ ‘fifth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāmaš חָמַשׁ ‘to take the fifth part’
Roots: חמשׁ

ḥōmeš n, m
1) fifth part

Mentioned in Genesis 47:26

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