Numbers

In Hebrew, numbers have their own gender. In the following expression '' two boys''
(shney yeladim), the number two is different than in ''two girls'' (shtey yeladot). * The
number one eh'ad or ah'at is always placed after the noun it qualifies.*The number
shnayim or shtayim becomes shtey or shney before the noun it modifies. Print the lesson
on numbers (pdf format ).

Numbers 1 to 10 in masculine form:

eh'ad, shnyim, shlosha, arba'a, h'amisha, shisha, shiv'a, shmona, tish'a, assara
Numbers 1 to 10 in feminine form:

ah'at, shtayim, shalosh, arba, h'amesh, shesh, sheva, shmone, tesha, esser 
Number Hebrew Phonetic and Translation
1 talmida ah'at* : a student (female)
1 talmid eh'ad* : a student (male)
2 shtey* yeladote : two girls
2 shney* yeladim : two boys
3 shalosh kitot : three classes
3 shlosha banim : three sons
4 arba tmounote : four pictures
4 arba'a h'averim : four friends
5 h'amesh ah'ayote : five sisters
5 h'amisha ah'im : five brothers
6 shesh shahote : six hours
6 shisha yamim : six days
shèva bah'ourote : seven young
7
women
7 shiv'a bah'ourim : seven young men
8 shmone médinote : eight countries
8 shmona ganavim : eight thieves
9 tesha morote : nine teachers (women)
9 tish'a morim : nine teachers (men)
10 esser agorote : ten agorot (dimes)
10 assara shkalim : ten shekels
20 essrim talmidim : 20 students (male)
30 shloshim sfarim : 30 books
40 arbayim ganavim : 40 thieves
 50 h'amishim ah'ouz : 50 %
60 shishim elef : 60 000
70 shiv'im shanim : 70 years
80 shmonim kossote : 80 glasses
90 tish'im otoboussim : 90 busses
100 mea dapim : 100 pages
1000 elef dollarim : 1000 dollars

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Value

‫ט‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ז‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א ב ג ד ה‬ Value

x1
Tet Het Zayen Vav He Dalet Gimel Bet Alef
05D8 05D7 05D6 05D5 05D4 05D3 05D2 05D1 05D0

‫צ‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ס‬ ‫נ‬ ‫י כ ל מ‬

Value
x 10
Tzadi Pe Ayin Samekh Nun Mem Lamed Kaf Yod
05E6 05E4 05E2 05E1 05E0 05DE 05DC 05DB 05D9

‫ק ר ש ת‬
         
Value
x 100
Tav Shin Resh Qof
05EA 05E9 05E8 05E7

‫ץ‬ ‫ף‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ק ר ש ת ך‬ Value

(later) 1

x 100
Final Tzadi Final Pe Final Nun Final Mem Final Kaf Tav Shin Resh Qof
05E5 05E3 05DF 05DD 05DA 05EA 05E9 05E8 05E7

HEBREW GEMATRIA
 
  Letter Value Final Value Name Transliteration
1     aleph A
2     beth B
3     gimel G
4     daleth D
5     he H
6     vau V
7     zayin Z
8     cheth Ch
9     teth T
 10     yod I
20 500 kaph K
30     lamed L
40 600 mem M
50 700 nun N
60     samekh S
70     ayin Aa
80 800 pe Ph
90 900 tzaddi Tz
100     qoph Q
200     resh R
300     shin Sh
400     tau Th

The Hebrew Vowels

In modern Hebrew vowel pointings called "nikkud" (nikkudot in the plural) have been added to words to provide the vowel sounds for each word. The chart
below lists these vowel pointings and will be learned in the accompanying Hebrew lessons. These vowel pointings are used in Biblical texts, Prayer books,
Hebrew Grammar books and children books but are not normally used in Hebrew writings such as in novels, newspapers, signs, etc.

English uses the word "Alphabet" which is the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet; Alpha and Beta. Hebrew on the other hand uses
"Alephbet" as they are the first two letters of the Hebrew Alephbet; Aleph and Bet. The Hebrew alephbet consists of 22 consonants and no
vowels. The vowels are dots and dashes added above and below the consonants. One advantage to Hebrew is that the sound for each letter
remains the same unlike English where one has to memorize many variations such as the word circus where one "c" is pronounced like an "S"
and the other like a "K".

Five of the above letters have different form when it appears at the end of word. These letters are called the "final" letters (sophit in
Hebrew).

Several of the letters in the alephbet are very similar and can easily be confused with other letters. This is very common at the beginning but
soon you will be able to make the distinction between these letters without difficulty. Below is a chart with these letters and you may want
to refer to this chart on occasion during the lessons.
‫י ַַּדׁש תואבצ הוהי‬ ‫י ַַּדׁש תואבצ הוהי‬
1.   First watch . . . Sunset to 9 P.M.
2.     Second watch . . . 9 P.M. to midnight.
3.        Third watch . . . Midnight to 3 A.M.
4.           Fourth watch . . . 3 A.M. to sunrise.
5.   First hour . . . Sunrise to 9 A.M.
6.     Third hour . . . 9 A.M. to noon.
7.        Sixth hour . . . Noon to 3 P.M.
8.           Ninth hour . . . 3 P.M. to sunset.