תשעה

Hebrew

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

Etymology

Root
ת־שׁ־ע (t-sh-ʿ)
3 terms

From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈʕaː/
  • (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃ.ʃa.a/, [tiʃˈʃæː.æˑ]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈʕɔː/, [tʰiʃˈʕɔː]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈʕɔ/, [tʰiʃˈʕɔː]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈ(ʔ)ɒ/
  • (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈʕa/
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈʕa/ (East), /tiʃˈŋa/ (West)
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈ(ʔ)ɔ/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /tiʃˈ(ʔ)a/
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Numeral

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

  1. nine

Usage notes

  • 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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