tenth
a.si.ri marks a tenth position in sequences, especially months, and can denote a one-tenth portion.
The term most often marks the tenth month in chronological notices and observances; it also identifies a tenth place in a sequence and, in feminine forms, a one-tenth share or measured portion.
Senses in use
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Tenth month in calendar notices · dominant
Masculine singular absolute forms occur in dated notices: in Genesis 8:5 the APB renders the waters abating until “the tenth month,” and in 2 Kings 25:1 it places the attack on Jerusalem in that month and on its tenth day. The same calendrical setting appears in Esther 2:16, Ezekiel 24:1, Ezra 10:16, and Zechariah 8:19.
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Tenth position in an ordered series · common
The masculine singular absolute form identifies a place within a sequence: in 1 Chronicles 24:11 the APB renders a priestly allotment as “the tenth to Shecaniah,” while 1 Chronicles 25:17 names the tenth assignment for Shimei. It likewise marks the tenth generation in Deuteronomy 23:3, the tenth animal in Leviticus 27:32, and the tenth day in Numbers 7:66.
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One-tenth share or measured amount · common
Feminine forms in construct occur with measures: Exodus 16:36 explains an omer as “the tenth part of an ephah,” and Leviticus 5:11 and Numbers 5:15 specify flour amounting to “a tenth of an ephah.” Ezekiel 45:11 similarly speaks of “a tenth of the homer,” while Isaiah 6:13 uses a feminine singular absolute form where the APB renders that a tenth remains.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “tenth month” in chronological clauses and as “tenth” in ordered assignments or amounts such as “a tenth of an ephah.” These renderings reflect the clauses as a whole rather than establishing an English equivalent in every occurrence.