עשתי עשר

Hebrew

Etymology

The first part is related to Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎚𐎊 (ʿšty, “one”), Akkadian 𒁹 (DIŠ /⁠ištēn⁠/, “one”). Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎚 𐎓𐎌𐎗 (ʿšt ʿšr, “eleven”).

Numeral

עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר • (ʕashtē ʕasár) m (feminine עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה)

1. (biblical, obsolete) eleven

Synonyms

• אַחַד עָשָׂר ('aħád ʕasár)