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)

(biblical, obsolete, cardinal) eleven

Synonyms

אַחַד עָשָׂר‎ ('aħád ʕasár)

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