תשעה

Hebrew

Root
ת־שׁ־ע‎

תִּשְׁעָה • (tish'á) m (construct תִּשְׁעַת־‎, feminine תֵּשַׁע‎)

In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
‏תִּשְׁעָה סְפָרִים‎ ― tish'á s'farím ― nine books

‏תִּשְׁעַת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― tish'át has'farím ― the nine books
The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in nine, such as twenty-nine:
‏עֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― 'esrím v'tish'á has'farím ― the twenty-nine books
In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form תֵּשַׁע‎ (té(i)sha') is often used regardless of gender.

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