fifty
cha.mish.shim denotes a fixed numerical count in quantities, groups, measurements, prices, and year expressions.
The supplied verses show this term chiefly marking a fixed numerical quantity, whether for people, objects, money, or measurements. It also occurs in expressions for organized groups and offices and in year-number expressions, including compound totals.
Senses in use
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Fixed count in quantities and measurements · dominant
The cardinal form marks counted items, dimensions, and amounts: in Exodus 26:5 the APB renders matching sets of "fifty loops," while Exodus 27:12 gives curtains measured in cubits. It also occurs in larger compound totals and payments, as in 1 Chronicles 5:21 for livestock and Deuteronomy 22:29 for pieces of silver.
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A numbered group or unit · common
In leadership and troop contexts, the cardinal form identifies a group-sized unit. Exodus 18:21 places rulers of fifties alongside rulers of thousands, hundreds, and tens; 2 Kings 1:9 speaks of a ruler of fifty and his group, and 1 Kings 18:13 describes prophets hidden "fifty by fifty."
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Year number in a reign · occasional
In regnal dating clauses, the term contributes the year number rather than a count of objects or people. In 2 Kings 15:23 the APB renders "the fiftieth year" of Azariah, while 2 Kings 15:27 and 2 Kings 15:2 use it within longer year totals.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with numerical wording such as "fifty loops," "fifty men," and "fifty cubits," and sometimes within compounds such as "four hundred and fifty." In regnal clauses it renders the expression as "the fiftieth year" or as part of totals such as "fifty-two years".