עשתי עשר

Hebrew

Etymology

The first part is related to Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎚𐎊 (ʿšty, one), Akkadian 𒁹 (DIŠ /ištēn/, one). Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎚 𐎓𐎌𐎗 (ʿšt ʿšr, eleven).

Numeral

עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (ʕashtē ʕasár) m (feminine עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה)

  1. (biblical, obsolete, cardinal) eleven

Synonyms

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