From H2568 (chamesh, five). The ordinal number 'fifth.' In biblical numerology, five is the number of grace and divine favor — the Torah contains five books, David chose five smooth stones, and the tabernacle measurements frequently incorporate fives.
The number five runs through Scripture as a thread of grace. Joseph gave Benjamin five times as much as his brothers (Gen 43:34) — a foreshadowing of abundant grace. The five books of Moses (the Pentateuch) form the foundation of God's revealed law. David's five stones against Goliath represent divine sufficiency against overwhelming odds. In the New Testament, Jesus feeds 5,000 with five loaves — grace multiplied beyond measure. The chamiyshiy (fifth) appears in creation (the fifth day brought sea creatures and birds — the explosion of animate life), connecting five to the abundance of living things.