תשעה

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Hebrew

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Hebrew numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 ט׳
9
10  → 
    Cardinal: תשעה (tish'á)
    Ordinal: תשיעי (t'shi'í)

Etymology

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Root
ת־שׁ־ע (t-sh-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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תִּשְׁעָה (tish'ám (construct תִּשְׁעַת (tish'át), feminine תֵּשַׁע (tésha))

  1. nine

Usage notes

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  • In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
    תִּשְׁעָה סְפָרִיםtish'á s'farímnine books
    תִּשְׁעַת הַסְּפָרִיםtish'át has'farímthe nine books
  • The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in nine, such as twenty-nine:
    עֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה הַסְּפָרִים'esrím v'tish'á has'farímthe twenty-nine books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form תֵּשַׁע (tésha') is often used regardless of gender.

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