Fifth חֲמִישִׁי

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Sep 14, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter twenty-seven of Leviticus with our word for today. חֲמִישִׁי fifth, a fifth part. It is used 45 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of fifth order, coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth position. Genesis 1:23 And there was evening and there was morning, חֲמִישִֽׁי the fifth day. Our word is also used in the sense fifth, position five in a countable series of things. Nehemiah 6:4-5 And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. In the same way Sanballat for חֲמִישִׁ֖ית the…