TBESH · H6237
עָשַׂר · a.sar · to tithe
1) to tithe, take the tenth part of, give a tithe, take a tithe 1a) (Qal) to tithe 1b) (Piel) to give a tithe 1c) (Hiphil) to take a tithe
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a.sar H6237
עָשַׂר (a.sar) means “to tithe” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
עָשַׂר Hebrew · H6237 9 tagged occurrences in 7 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-sar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root (identical with H6238 (עָשַׁר)); to accumulate; but used only as denominative from H6235 (עֶשֶׂר); to tithe, i.e. to take or give atenth
KJV glosses: [idiom] surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), [idiom] truly.
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How translators render H6237
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he will take a tenth | 2 |
| built | 1 |
| collect the tenth | 1 |
| i will surely give you a tenth | 1 |
| shall receive tithes | 1 |
| you must be sure to set aside a tenth | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and he will take the tenth | 1 |
| give the tenth | 1 |
| he will take the tenth | 1 |
| me i will surely | 1 |
| might have the tithes | 1 |
| of tithing | 1 |
| take tithes | 1 |
| thou shalt truly | 1 |
| tithe | 1 |
Verses containing H6237
Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 28:22
· BSB · 2 occurrences
And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 14:22
· BSB · 2 occurrences
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 26:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 8:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 8:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 10:37
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.38
- Nehemiah 10:38
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.39