Numbers and time · 52/60
Ordinal numbers and fractions
First, second, third… half, third, quarter
Ordinals 1–10 are adjectives: they follow the noun and agree with it: הַשִּׁעוּר הָרִאשׁוֹן — the first lesson, הַפַּעַם הַשְּׁנִיָּה — the second time. From 11 on, the cardinal number with the article is used: הַקּוֹמָה הָאַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה — the eleventh floor.
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | רִאשׁוֹןrishon | רִאשׁוֹנָהrishona | יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן, קוֹמָה רִאשׁוֹנָהyom rishon, koma rishonaSunday (first day), first floor |
| 2 | שֵׁנִיsheni | שְׁנִיָּהshniya | פַּעַם שְׁנִיָּהpa'am shniyaa second time |
| 3 | שְׁלִישִׁיshlishi | שְׁלִישִׁיתshlishit | יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁיyom shlishiTuesday |
| 4 | רְבִיעִיrevi'i | רְבִיעִיתrevi'it | |
| 5 | חֲמִישִׁיchamishi | חֲמִישִׁיתchamishit | |
| 6 | שִׁשִּׁיshishi | שִׁשִּׁיתshishit | יוֹם שִׁשִּׁיyom shishiFriday |
| 7 | שְׁבִיעִיshvi'i | שְׁבִיעִיתshvi'it | |
| 8 | שְׁמִינִיshmini | שְׁמִינִיתshminit | |
| 9 | תְּשִׁיעִיtshi'i | תְּשִׁיעִיתtshi'it | |
| 10 | עֲשִׂירִיasiri | עֲשִׂירִיתasirit | |
| 11+ | הָאַחַד־עָשָׂרha'achad-asar | הָאַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵהha'achat-esre | הַמֵּאָה הָעֶשְׂרִים וְאַחַתhame'a ha'esrim ve'achatthe twenty-first century |
“Last” is אַחֲרוֹן / אַחֲרוֹנָה, “previous” is קוֹדֵם / קוֹדֶמֶת, “next” is הַבָּא / הַבָּאָה.
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| חֵצִיchetsi | half | חֲצִי שָׁעָהchatsi sha'ahalf an hour |
| שְׁלִישׁshlish | a third | |
| רֶבַעreva | a quarter | רֶבַע שָׁעָהreva sha'aa quarter of an hour |
| חֲמִישִׁיתchamishit | a fifth | |
| עֲשִׂירִיתasirit | a tenth | |
| אָחוּזachuz | percent | עֶשְׂרִים אָחוּזesrim achuztwenty percent |
| זוּגzug | a pair | זוּג נַעֲלַיִםzug na'alayima pair of shoes |
| כָּפוּלkaful | double, times | שָׁלוֹשׁ כָּפוּל אַרְבַּעshalosh kaful arbathree times four |
Practise it in the app. Shoresh has conjugation, tense and binyan trainers, and the dictionary shows the forms of any word.
