תריסר

Aramaic

Etymology

Contraction of תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר (tərē ʿăsar).

Numeral

תריסר • (tərēsar)

  1. twelve

See also

Hebrew

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּרֵיסַר (tərēsar).

Noun

תְּרֵיסָר • (tresárm (plural indefinite תְּרֵיסָרִים, singular construct תְּרֵיסַר־, plural construct תְּרֵיסְרֵי־)

  1. dozen
  2. (religion) the twelve minor prophets, or their books as a unit

Derived terms