Lexical Summary asar: to take the tenth of, tithe Original Word: עָשַׂרTransliteration: asar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to take the tenth of, tithe Meaning: to tithe, to take, give a, tenth Strong's Concordance give the tenth, have, take tithing truly A primitive root (ident. With ashar); to accumulate; but used only as denominative from eser; to tithe, i.e. To take or give a tenth -- X surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), X truly. see HEBREW ashar see HEBREW eser Brown-Driver-Briggs H6237. asar [עָשַׂר] verb denominative take the tenth of, tithe; — Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יַעְשׂר 1 Samuel 8:15, 17 (with accusative of thing tithed). Pi`el Imperfect + Infinitive absolute give a tenth of, with accusative of thing: 2 masculine singular תְּעַשֵּׂר עַשֵּׂר Deuteronomy 14:22; 1singular לָ֑ח אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ עַשֵּׂר Genesis 28:22 (P); Participle taking the tenth, הַמְעַשְּׂרִים Nehemiah 10:38. Hiph`il (so usually explained) Infinitive לַעְשֵׂר Deuteronomy 26:12 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb i.e. taking, reckoning, tithe, but Infinitive construct with ֵ֯ improbable, < read לְעַשֵּׂר Pi`el; בַּעְשֵׂר Nehemiah 10:39 absolute, i.e. receiving tithes, but read probably בַּעְשׂר Qal (on anomalous points, see Ges§ 53k DrDeuteronomy 26:12). |
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