שמונה

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Hebrew

Hebrew numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 ח׳
8
9  → 
    Cardinal: שמונה (sh'moná)
    Ordinal: שמיני (sh'miní)

Etymology

Root
שׁ־מ־ן (sh-m-n)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-.

Pronunciation

Numeral

שְׁמוֹנָה (sh'monám (construct שְׁמוֹנַת (sh'monát), feminine שְׁמוֹנֶה (sh'moné))

  1. eight

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:
    שְׁמוֹנָה סְפָרִיםsh'moná s'farímeight books
    שְׁמוֹנַת הַסְּפָרִיםsh'monát has'farímthe eight books
  • The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in eight, such as twenty-eight:
    עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה הַסְּפָרִים'esrím ush'moná has'farímthe twenty-eight books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שְׁמוֹנֶה (shmóne) is often used regardless of gender.

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