עשרה

From Proto-Semitic *ʿaśr-.

עֲשָׂרָה • ('asará) m (construct עֲשֶׂרֶת־‎, feminine עֶשֶׂר‎)

1. ten

• In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:

  ‏עֲשָׂרָה סְפָרִים‎ ― 'asará s'farím ― ten books

  ‏עֲשֶׂרֶת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― 'aséret has'farím ― the ten books

• The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in ten, such as a hundred and ten:

  ‏מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― me'á va'asará has'farím ― the hundred and ten books

• In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form עֶשֶׂר‎ ('éser) is often used regardless of gender.

• Last: תִּשְׁעָה‎ (tish'á)
• Next: אַחַד עָשָׂר‎ ('akhád 'asár‎)

עֶשְׂרֵה • ('esré)

1. feminine of עָשָׂר‎