Hebrew Numbers

Hebrew numbers are important to know if you're going to learn how to speak Hebrew, want to shop in Jerusalem or ask the time of day.

There's nothing to do but to memorize them, especially if you want to go to the shuk, where rapid fire bargaining on prices is part of the fun. On the other hand, once you know them, you can also have lots of fun with Hebrew numerology, because all these numbers have a corresponding letter, which results in the very cool Kabbalistic art of gematria.

Here we go:

Roman numeral Phonetic Hebrew
1Ehad
2Shtayim
3Shalosh
4Arba
5Chamesh
6Shaysh
7Sheva
8Shemoneh
9Tesha
10Esser or Assarah
11Ehad-esreh
12Shtem-esreh
13Shlosh-esreh
14Araba-esreh
15Chamesh-esreh
16Shesh-esreh
17Shva-esreh
18Shmoneh-esreh
19Tsha-esreh
20Esrim
50Chamishim
100Meh'ah
200Matayim
1000Elef
2000Alpayim



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