תשעה

Hebrew

Hebrew numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: תשעה (tish'á)     Ordinal: תשיעי (t'shi'í)

Etymology

Root
ת־שׁ־ע (t-sh-ʿ)

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'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.

Coordinate terms

• Last: שְׁמוֹנָה (sh'moná)
• Next: עֲשָׂרָה (asará)

Derived terms

• תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (tish'á b'áv)
• תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר (tish'á 'asár)