חָמַשׁ
cha.mash
- to take the fifth part
- and he shall fifth
- the land of Egypt
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: to take the fifth part
1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth
1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: and he shall fifth; the land of Egypt
Root √חמשׁ: חמשׁ (√ of foll.; meaning unknown).
חמשׁ vb. denom Pi Gn 41:34 and he shall fifth the land of Egypt . only.(E)(take the fifth part of)