Strong's H6249 · Hebrew
עַשְׁתֵּי
ʻashtêy · /ash-tay'/
Definition
eleven or (ordinal) eleventh
KJV: [phrase] eleven(-th).
Root / derivation: 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))
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עַשְׁתֵּי across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus4 verses
And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
Exodus 26:8The 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 36:14And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
Exodus 36:15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.
Numbers2 verses
1 Chronicles4 verses
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
1 Chronicles 24:12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
1 Chronicles 25:18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles 27:14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Jeremiah3 verses
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 39:2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Jeremiah 52:5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Ezekiel2 verses
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 40:49The 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6249 (ʻashtêy) mean?
eleven or (ordinal) eleventh
How many times does H6249 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6249 (עַשְׁתֵּי) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “eleventh.”
How is ʻashtêy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6249 is rendered as “eleventh” (13×), “eleven” (6×).
Where does the Hebrew word עַשְׁתֵּי come 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))