Lexicon
עַשְׁתֵּי
ash.te
H6249
H:N Hebrew

eleven

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

ash.te marks either a total of eleven items or the eleventh place within a sequence, especially in dates and ordered assignments.

The term most often marks the eleventh position in dated events, ordered assignments, and a sequence of offerings; it also specifies a total of eleven curtains or cubits in construction and measurement clauses.

Senses in use

  1. Eleventh in a sequence or date · dominant

    The form is tagged ordinal in construct in assignments and time expressions: in 1 Chronicles 24:12 the APB renders an allotment as "The eleventh fell to Eliashib," while 2 Kings 25:2 and Ezekiel 26:1 place events in an eleventh year. In Numbers 7:72 it introduces the leader presenting on an eleventh day, and in Numbers 29:20 the APB renders the third-day offering list with eleven bullocks.

  2. A total specified in measurements or objects · common

    The form is tagged cardinal in clauses that quantify physical items or dimensions. In Exodus 26:7 the APB renders the instruction for goat-hair curtains as "eleven curtains," and Ezekiel 40:49 gives the hall's width as "eleven cubits."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the term with "eleventh" in dates and ordered assignments and with "eleven" for totals and dimensions. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall numerical or sequential setting rather than supplying a separate definition.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture