תשעה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־שׁ־ע

From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.

Numeral

תִּשְׁעָה (tish'á) m (construct תִּשְׁעַת־, feminine תֵּשַׁע)

  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 (té(i)sha') is often used regardless of gender.

Coordinate terms

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