H4643 H4643
Tithe or tenth part; a sacred tenth of produce given to God or the Levites, or simply a numerical fraction.
Derived from the root for 'ten,' this noun denotes the practice of setting apart one-tenth for sacred purposes. Abraham gave Melchizedek a tithe of everything (Gen 14:20), and the Mosaic law formalized the system for supporting the Levites (Num 18:21), maintaining the sanctuary, and providing for the poor (Deut 14:28). Malachi's famous rebuke — 'Bring the full tithe into the storehouse' (Mal 3:10) — shows how deeply the concept was woven into covenant faithfulness. In Ezekiel's visionary measurements (45:11, 14), the word simply means a tenth as a unit of quantity, without cultic overtones.
Senses
1. tithe, religious tenth offering — A tenth portion of produce, livestock, or income consecrated as a religious offering to God or designated for the Levites, covering 30 of 32 occurrences. From Abraham's voluntary gift to Melchizedek (Gen 14:20) through the Levitical regulations (Lev 27:30-32; Num 18:21-26) to Malachi's call to faithfulness (3:8-10). All major translations render it with dedicated cultic terms: 'diezmo' (Spa), 'dîme' (Fra), 'Zehnte' (Deu). 30×
AR["ال-عُشْرِ","العُشْرُ","العُشْرِ","الْعُشْرَ","الْعُشْرِ","عُشْرَ","عُشْرِ","وَ-عُشْرَ","وَعُشْرَ"]·ben["আর-দশমাংশ","ও-দশমাংশ","তোমার-ফসলের","দশমাংশ","দশমাংশে","দশমাংশের"]·DE["Zehnt","Zehnte-von","[ומעשר]","[מעשר]","der-Zehnt","der-Zehnte","und-Zehnt"]·EN["and-the-tithe-of","and-tithe-of","the-tithe","the-tithe-of","tithe-of"]·FR["dîme","dîme-de","et-dîme","le-dîme"]·heb["ה-מעשר","ו-מעשר","מעשר"]·HI["और-दशवाँश","और-दशवांश","दशमांश","दशवाँश","दशवाँश-का","दशवांश","दशवांश-के"]·ID["dan-persepuluhan","dari-persepuluhan","persepuluhan"]·IT["decima","decima-di","e-decima","il-decima","la-decima"]·jav["lan-persepuluhan","lan-prasepuluh","lan-sapersadasa","persepuluhan","persepuluhan-","prasepuluh","prasepuluhan","prasepuluhan-punika","prasepèn","sapersadasa","sapersadasa-punika","sapersadasan","saprasédasa"]·KO["(접)-십일조를","그-십일조","그-십일조-를","그-십일조-의","그-십일조의","그리고-십일조","그리고-십일조를","십일조","십일조-를","십일조-와","십일조-의","십일조는","십일조를"]·PT["O-dízimo","dízimo-de","dízimo-de-","e-dízimo-de","o-dízimo"]·RU["-десятины","Десятиной","десятина","десятину","десятины","и-десятину"]·ES["El-diezmo","diezmo-de","el-diezmo","el-diezmo-de","y-diezmo-de"]·SW["mashar","na-zaka-ya","wa-zaka","wּmashar","ya-zaka","zaka","zaka-ya","zaka-ya-"]·TR["on'dasını","onağlığını","onda-biri-","onda-birin","onda-birini","onda-birinin","ondalrığını","ondalık","ondalığı","ondalığını","ve-on'dasını","ve-onda-birini"]·urd["اور-دسواں","اور-دہیاکی","اور-دہیک","دسواں","دسواں-حصہ","دسویں-حصّہ","دسویں-حصّے","دسویں-کا","دسویں-کے","دہیاکی","دہیک","دہیکی","عشر"]
2. tenth part, fraction — A purely quantitative fraction meaning one-tenth, used in Ezekiel's temple-vision measurements where a homer and a bath are subdivided (Ezek 45:11, 14). Spanish shifts to 'décima de,' French to 'de dix,' signaling the non-cultic, arithmetical sense distinct from the religious tithe. 2×
AR["عُشْرُ","عُشْرِ"]·ben["দশমাংশ"]·DE["[מעשר]"]·EN["tenth-of"]·FR["de-dix"]·heb["מעשר"]·HI["दसवाँ"]·ID["sepersepuluh"]·IT["decima"]·jav["saprasedasa"]·KO["십분의-일의"]·PT["décimo-de"]·RU["десятая","десятую"]·ES["décima-de"]·SW["sehemu-ya-kumi-ya"]·TR["onda-birini"]·urd["دسواں-حصہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַעֲשֵׂר n.m. Nu 18:28 tenth part, tithe;—abs. מ׳ Nu 18:26 +; cstr. מַעְשַׂר Lv 27:30 +, מַעֲשַׂר Ne 10:39 (bef. הַמַּעֲשֵׂר); sf. מַעַשְׂרוֹ Lv 27:31; pl. abs. מַעַשְׂרוֹת Ne 12:44; sf. מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם Am 4:4 + 3 times;— 1. tenth part of ḥomer Ez 45:11, of bath v 14. 2. tithe, payment of tenth part: c. מִן rei Gn 14:20 Nu 18:26; usually cstr. bef. n. rei Dt 12:17; 14:23, 28; 26:12; Lv 27:30,…