Strong's H6240 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr)

Pronunciation: aw-sawr'

POS: aw-sawr' Morph: n

Exegesis: for ;

Definition: for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).

KJV Usage: (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
• 2. 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

Blue Letter Bible entry