Strong's H8672 · Hebrew
תֵּשַׁע
têshaʻ · /tay'-shah/
Definition
nine or (ordinal) ninth
KJV: nine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).
Root / derivation: or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה; perhaps from H8159 (שָׁעָה) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תֵּשַׁע across 56 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
56 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis11 verses
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Genesis 5:11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis 5:20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 9:29And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Genesis 11:19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: Terah: Gr. Thara
Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere
Genesis 17:24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Leviticus2 verses
It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. celebrate: Heb. rest
Leviticus 25:8And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
Numbers4 verses
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 2:13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 29:26And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Numbers 34:13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
Joshua7 verses
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua 14:2By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
Joshua 15:32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Joshua 15:44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Joshua 15:54And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Joshua 19:38And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Joshua 21:16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Judges2 verses
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Judges 4:13And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. together: Heb. by cry, or, proclamation
2 Samuel2 verses
2 Kings8 verses
He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 15:13Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. Uzziah: Gr. Ozias a full: Heb. a month of days
2 Kings 15:17In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
2 Kings 17:1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2 Kings 18:2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
2 Kings 18:10And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
2 Kings 25:3And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
2 Kings 25:8And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: captain: or, chief marshal
1 Chronicles4 verses
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. Eliada: or, Beeliada IChro.14.7.
1 Chronicles 9:9And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 24:16The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
1 Chronicles 25:26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
2 Chronicles3 verses
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles 25:1Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 29:1Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
Ezra4 verses
And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
Ezra 2:8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
Ezra 2:36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Ezra 2:42The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
Nehemiah4 verses
The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
Nehemiah 7:39The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
Nehemiah 11:8And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Jeremiah3 verses
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Jeremiah 52:6And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Jeremiah 52:12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, captain: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen served: Heb. stood before
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8672 (têshaʻ) mean?
nine or (ordinal) ninth
How many times does H8672 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) appears in 56 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “nine.”
How is têshaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8672 is rendered as “nine” (45×), “ninth” (6×), “nineteenth” (4×), “nineteen” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word תֵּשַׁע come from?
or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה; perhaps from H8159 (שָׁעָה) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten;