שמונה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ן‎

From Proto-Semitic *θamāniy-.

שְׁמוֹנָה • (sh'moná) m (construct שְׁמוֹנַת־‎, feminine שְׁמוֹנֶה)

In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
‏שְׁמוֹנָה סְפָרִים‎ ― sh'moná s'farím ― eight books

‏שְׁמוֹנַת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― sh'monát has'farím ― the eight books
The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in eight, such as twenty-eight:
‏עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― 'esrím ush'moná has'farím ― the twenty-eight books
In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שְׁמוֹנֶה (shmóne) is often used regardless of gender.

שְׁמוֹנֶה • (sh'moné)

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