Lexical Definition

‎חָמֻשׁ‎ châmush (khaw-moosh') armed ^H:A
passive participle of the same as ‎חֹמֶשׁ‎

armed (men), harnessed.

• staunch, i.e. able-bodied soldiers

1) in battle array, arrayed for battle by fives, armed

See Greek: πέμπτος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲמֻשִׁים‎ adjective plural in battle array, always this form, Exod 13:18 (E), Josh 1:14; Josh 4:12 (both D), Judg 7:11 + Num 32:17 (JE), see ‎חושׁ‎.

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