Numbers and time · 51/60
Cardinal numbers
From 1 to a million, feminine and masculine
Numbers 1–19 have two forms and agree with the noun: שָׁלוֹשׁ בָּנוֹת (three daughters), שְׁלוֹשָׁה בָּנִים (three sons). The feminine form is the shorter one, and it is used for counting (“one, two, three…”), phone numbers and telling the time. The masculine form is the one ending in ־ָה. From 20 up, tens, hundreds and thousands are the same for both genders.
| Number | Feminine | Masculine | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אֶפֶסefes | אֶפֶסefes | |
| 1 | אַחַתachat | אֶחָדechad | יַלְדָּה אַחַת / יֶלֶד אֶחָדyalda achat / yeled echadone girl / one boy — “one” follows the noun |
| 2 | שְׁתַּיִםshtayim | שְׁנַיִםshnayim | שְׁתֵּי בָּנוֹת / שְׁנֵי בָּנִיםshtei banot / shnei banimtwo daughters / two sons — before a noun: שְׁתֵּי / שְׁנֵי |
| 3 | שָׁלוֹשׁshalosh | שְׁלוֹשָׁהshlosha | שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁנִים / שְׁלוֹשָׁה יָמִיםshalosh shanim / shlosha yamimthree years / three days |
| 4 | אַרְבַּעarba | אַרְבָּעָהarba'a | אַרְבַּע נָשִׁים / אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁיםarba nashim / arba'a anashimfour women / four people |
| 5 | חָמֵשׁchamesh | חֲמִשָּׁהchamisha | חָמֵשׁ דַּקּוֹת / חֲמִשָּׁה שְׁקָלִיםchamesh dakot / chamisha shkalimfive minutes / five shekels |
| 6 | שֵׁשׁshesh | שִׁשָּׁהshisha | |
| 7 | שֶׁבַעsheva | שִׁבְעָהshiv'a | |
| 8 | שְׁמוֹנֶהshmone | שְׁמוֹנָהshmona | |
| 9 | תֵּשַׁעtesha | תִּשְׁעָהtish'a | |
| 10 | עֶשֶׂרeser | עֲשָׂרָהasara |
| Number | Feminine | Masculine |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵהachat esre | אַחַד עָשָׂרachad asar |
| 12 | שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהshteim esre | שְׁנֵים עָשָׂרshneim asar |
| 13 | שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהshlosh esre | שְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂרshlosha asar |
| 14 | אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהarba esre | אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרarba'a asar |
| 15 | חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהchamesh esre | חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרchamisha asar |
| 16 | שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהshesh esre | שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂרshisha asar |
| 17 | שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵהshva esre | שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂרshiv'a asar |
| 18 | שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהshmone esre | שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂרshmona asar |
| 19 | תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵהtsha esre | תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂרtish'a asar |
The “ten” inside 11–19 is feminine עֶשְׂרֵה, masculine עָשָׂר.
| Number | Hebrew | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | עֶשְׂרִיםesrim | עֶשְׂרִים וְאַחַת / עֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָדesrim ve'achat / esrim ve'echad21 (f) / 21 (m): units after tens, joined by וְ |
| 30 | שְׁלוֹשִׁיםshloshim | שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם / שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִםshloshim ushtayim / shloshim ushnayim32 (f) / 32 (m) |
| 40 | אַרְבָּעִיםarba'im | אַרְבָּעִים וְחָמֵשׁarba'im vechamesh45 (f) |
| 50 | חֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim | |
| 60 | שִׁשִּׁיםshishim | |
| 70 | שִׁבְעִיםshiv'im | |
| 80 | שְׁמוֹנִיםshmonim | |
| 90 | תִּשְׁעִיםtish'im | תִּשְׁעִים וָתֵשַׁעtish'im vatesha99 (f) |
| Number | Hebrew |
|---|---|
| 100 | מֵאָהme'a |
| 200 | מָאתַיִםmatayim |
| 300 | שְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹתshlosh me'ot |
| 400 | אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹתarba me'ot |
| 500 | חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתchamesh me'ot |
| 600–900 | שֵׁשׁ / שְׁבַע / שְׁמוֹנֶה / תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹתshesh / shva / shmone / tsha me'ot |
| 1 000 | אֶלֶףelef |
| 2 000 | אַלְפַּיִםalpayim |
| 3 000 | שְׁלוֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִיםshloshet alafim |
| 4 000 | אַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִיםarba'at alafim |
| 5 000 | חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִיםchameshet alafim |
| 6 000–9 000 | שֵׁשֶׁת / שִׁבְעַת / שְׁמוֹנַת / תִּשְׁעַת אֲלָפִיםsheshet / shiv'at / shmonat / tish'at alafim |
| 10 000 | עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִיםaseret alafim |
| 1 000 000 | מִילְיוֹןmilyon |
Example: 2026 — אַלְפַּיִם עֶשְׂרִים וָשֵׁשׁ. 1,350 shekels — אֶלֶף שְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל.
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