ten
e.ser denotes the cardinal quantity 10, used for counted items, measurements, periods, and grouped units in Scripture.
The supplied verses show a single cardinal use: the term specifies a quantity of 10 for objects and people, physical measurements, days, and grouped designations. Absolute and construct forms occur in these counting expressions, without evidence here for a separate lexical sense.
Senses in use
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The cardinal quantity in counts and measures · dominant
The forms mark a count of items or persons: in 1 Kings 7:38 the APB renders ten bronze basins and ten stands, while 1 Samuel 25:5 renders ten young men. They also specify dimensions and periods: 1 Kings 6:23 gives a height of ten cubits, and Daniel 1:12 gives a test lasting ten days. In Deuteronomy 1:15, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the designation of commanders of tens.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the quantity with “ten,” including “ten cubits,” “ten days,” and “ten thousand.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' counting contexts rather than assigning an English token mechanically to each form.