Lexicon
חֲמֻשִׁים
cha.mush
H2571
H:A Hebrew

armed

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

cha.mush describes people presented as armed, whether traveling, crossing over, or stationed in a camp.

Across the supplied verses, the term describes groups or men presented as armed: Israel leaving Egypt and crossing before their brothers, and men positioned at the edge of a camp.

Senses in use

  1. People or men equipped for movement or conflict · dominant

    The same Qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute form describes the sons of Israel going up from Egypt in Exodus 13:18, men crossing before their brothers in Joshua 1:14 and Joshua 4:12, and men at the edge of a camp in Judges 7:11. In Exodus 13:18 the APB renders the clause "the sons of Israel went up armed," while the Joshua verses place such men in crossing actions and Judges 7:11 locates them in the camp setting.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "armed" in all four verses, describing Israelites who go up or cross and men who are in a camp. This consistent wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than establishing a finer distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture