תשעה

Hebrew

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Etymology
Root
ת־שׁ־ע‎ (t-š-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.

Pronunciation

Numeral

תִּשְׁעָה • (tish'á) m (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 סְפָרִים‎ ― tish'á s'farím ― nine books
    ‏תִּשְׁעַת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― tish'át has'farím ― the 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'farím ― the twenty-nine books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form תֵּשַׁע‎ (tésha') is often used regardless of gender.

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