חמישה
Hebrew
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Etymology
| Root |
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| ח־מ־שׁ (ḥ-m-š) |
From Proto-Canaanite *ḥamišat, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ḫamišatu, from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišatum. Compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 (ḥmšt) and Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /χa.mi.ˈʃah/ → IPA(key): /ħa.mi.ˈʃah/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħă.miʃˈʃɔː/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /xa.miˈʃa/
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Numeral
חֲמִישָּׁה • (khamishá) m (defective spelling חֲמִשָּׁה, construct חֲמֵשֶׁת (khaméshet), feminine חָמֵשׁ (khamésh))
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:
- חֲמִשָּׁה סְפָרִים ― khamishá s'farím ― five books
- חֲמֵשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִים ― khaméshet has'farím ― the five books
- The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in five, such as twenty-five:
- עֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím vakhamishá has'farím ― the twenty-five books
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form חָמֵשׁ (khamésh) is often used regardless of gender.
Coordinate terms
- Last: אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á)
- Next: שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá)
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