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עַשְׁתֵּי H6249

H6249 is the Hebrew word עַשְׁתֵּי, transliterated ʻashtêy and said ash-tay'. The King James Version most often renders it eleventh.

Word: עַשְׁתֵּיTransliteration: ʻashtêySaid: ash-tay'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

eleven or (ordinal) eleventh.

Where it comes from

apparently masculine plural construction of H6247 (עֶשֶׁת) in the sense of an afterthought (used only in connection with H6240 (עָשָׂר) in lieu of H259 (אֶחָד)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

eleventh 11×eleven 6×captain for the eleventh 1×pass in the eleventh 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] eleven(-th).

Verses using עַשְׁתֵּי

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 26:7 · KJV

And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

Exodus 26:8 · KJV

The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

Exodus 36:14 · KJV

And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

Exodus 36:15 · KJV

The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

Numbers 7:72 · KJV

On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:

Numbers 29:20 · KJV

And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;

Deuteronomy 1:3 · KJV

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

2 Kings 25:2 · KJV

And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

1 Chronicles 12:13 · KJV

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

1 Chronicles 24:12 · KJV

The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

1 Chronicles 25:18 · KJV

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 Chronicles 27:14 · KJV

The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Jeremiah 1:3 · KJV

It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Jeremiah 39:2 · KJV

And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

Jeremiah 52:5 · KJV

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Ezekiel 26:1 · KJV

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 40:49 · KJV

The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

Zechariah 1:7 · KJV

Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

Common questions

What does Strong's H6249 mean?

H6249 is the Hebrew word עַשְׁתֵּי (ʻashtêy), meaning eleven or (ordinal) eleventh.

How is H6249 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it eleventh (11 times), eleven (6 times), captain for the eleventh (1 time), pass in the eleventh (1 time).

How many times does H6249 appear in the Bible?

עַשְׁתֵּי (ʻashtêy) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6249 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently masculine plural construction of H6247 (עֶשֶׁת) in the sense of an afterthought (used only in connection with H6240 (עָשָׂר) in lieu of H259 (אֶחָד)).

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