Below is a table with some Hebrew numbers. The more we progress with the lessons, the more we’ll expand the table.
| The number | Feminine | Masculine |
| One | A^at | E^ad |
| Two | Shtaim | Shnaim |
| Three | Shalosh | Shlosha |
| Four | Arba * | Arbaa (ar-ba-a) |
| Five | ^amesh | Hamisha |
| Six | Shesh | Shisha |
| Seven | Sheva | Shivaa (shiv-aa) |
| Eight | Shmone * | Shmona |
| Nine | Tesha | Tishaa (tish-aa) |
| Ten | Eser | Asara |
| Eleven | A^at-esre an> | A^ad-asar |
| Twelve | Shteim-esre * | Shneim-asar * |
In formal Hebrew we read the following numbers as shown below – Pay attention to the accent!
* The correct accent for the feminine number “four” is arba, but most Israelis say arba.
* The correct accent for the feminine number “eight” is shmone, but most Israelis say shmone.
Arba and shmone are the common pronunciations for these numbers, so don’t try to be different – remember, when in Rome behave like a Roman…
** As a point of information, another name for twelve (both feminine and masculine) is treisar, but it is not commonly used.
Listen to the pronounciation of the feminine Hebrew numbers we have learned (28 seconds on Youtube).
Listen to the pronounciation of the masculine Hebrew numbers we have learned (36 seconds on Youtube).
Numbers: 13 to 19
| The number | Feminine | Masculine |
| Thirteen | Shlosh-esre | Shlosha-asar |
| Fourteen | Arba-esre | Arbaa-asar |
| Fifteen | ^amesh-esre | ^amisha-asar |
| Sixteen | Shesh-esre | Shisha-asar |
| Seventeen | Shva-esre | Shiva-asar |
| Eighteen | Shmone-esre | Shmona-asar |
| Nineteen | Tsha-esre | Tisha-asar |
Numbers: 20 to 29
| The number | Feminine | Masculine |
| Twenty | Esrim | Esrim |
| Twenty one | Esrim ve’a^at | Esrim ve’e^ad |
| Twenty two | Esrim u’shtaim | Esrim u’shnaim |
| Twenty three | Esrim ve’shalosh | Esrim u’shlosha |
| Twenty four | Esrim ve’arba | Esrim ve’arbaa |
| Twenty five | Esrim va’^amesh | Esrim va’^amisha |
| Twenty six | Esrim ve’shesh | Esrim ve’shisha |
| Twenty seven | Esrim ve’sheva | Esrim ve’shiva |
| Twenty eight | Esrim u’shmone | Esrim u’shmona |
| Twenty nine | Esrim ve’tesha | Esrim ve’tisha |
Numbers: 30
| The number | Feminine | Masculine |
| Thirty | Shloshim | Shloshim |
CLOCK between 1 and 30:
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Time |
Useful answers |
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6:01 |
Shesh ve’daka |
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7:02 |
Sheva u’shtey dakot * |
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8:03 |
Shmone ve’shalosh dakot |
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9:04 |
Tesha ve’arba dakot |
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10:05 |
Eser va’^amesh dakot * |
Eser ve’^amisha |
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11:06 |
A^at-esre ve’shesh dakot |
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12:07 |
Shteim-esre ve’sheva dakot |
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1:08 |
A^at u’shmone dakot * |
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2:09 |
Shtaim ve’tesha dakot |
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3:10 |
Shalosh ve’eser dakot |
Shalosh ve’asara |
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4:11 |
Arba ve’a^at-esre dakot |
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5:12 |
^amesh u’shteim-esre dakot * |
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6:13 |
Shesh u’shlosh-esre dakot * |
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7:14 |
Sheva ve’arba-esre dakot |
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8:15 |
Shmone va’^amesh esre dakot * |
Shmone va’reva |
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9:16 |
Tesha ve’shesh-esre dakot |
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10:17 |
Eser u’shva-esre dakot * |
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11:18 |
A^at-esre u’shmone-esre dakot * |
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12:19 |
Shteim-esre ve’tsha-esre dakot |
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1:20 |
A^at ve’esrim |
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2:21 |
Shtaim esrim ve’a^at |
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3:22 |
Shalosh esrim u’shtaim * |
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4:23 |
Arba esrim ve’shalosh |
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5:24 |
^amesh esrim ve’arba |
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6:25 |
Shesh esrim va’^amesh * |
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7:26 |
Sheva esrim ve’shesh |
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8:27 |
Shmone esrim ve’sheva |
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9:28 |
Tesha esrim u’shmone * |
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10:29 |
Eser esrim ve’tesha |
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11:30 |
A^at-esre u’shloshim * |
A^at esre va’^etsi |
* As you can see, sometimes I use “u” and “va” instead of “ve.” For now, please just take it as is – it is impossible to explain this rule unless you know Hebrew Punctuation.
