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Summary
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In Biblical Hebrew, cardinal numbers are used to describe quantity or to
In Biblical Aramaic, cardinal numbers are used to describe quantity or to
express the name of a number itself ("one", "two", "three", etc.).
Article
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Biblical Hebrew does not contain numerals ("1", "2", "3", etc.) but
Biblical Aramaic does not contain numerals ("1", "2", "3", etc.) but
rather uses words to express numbers ("one", "two", "three", etc.).
There are two different kinds of numbers: cardinal numbers and :ref:`ordinal numbers<adjective_ordinal_number>`.
Cardinal numbers are used either to express the name of a number itself
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but they do not always follow the same grammatical rules. They may
appear either before or after the noun they describe, and they may not
always have the same grammatical form (gender, number, :ref:`definiteness<definiteness>`) as
the noun they describe. As with other adjectives in Biblical Hebrew, a
the noun they describe. As with other adjectives in Biblical Aramaic, a
cardinal number can function as a noun and can appear in either the :ref:`absolute<state_absolute>`
the :ref:`construct<state_construct>` state.
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.. csv-table:: "One" Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
masculine singular absolute,אֶחָד,'ehad,one
masculine singular construct,אַחַד,'ahad,one of
feminine singular absolute,אַחַת,'ahath,one
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"Two"
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As would be expected, the number “two” in Biblical Hebrew always takes
As would be expected, the number “two” in Biblical Aramaic always takes
the :ref:`dual<number_dual>` form.
.. csv-table:: "Two" Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
masculine dual absolute,שְׁנַיִם,shenayim,two
masculine dual construct,שְׁנֵי,shene,two of
feminine dual absolute,שְׁתַּיִם,shetayim,two
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.. csv-table:: 3-10 Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
masculine singular absolute,שָׁלֹשׁ,shalosh,three
masculine singular construct,שְׁלֹשׁ,shelosh,three of
feminine singular absolute,שְׁלֹשָׁה,sheloshah,three
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The numbers 11-19 are formed by writing the number 1-9 followed by the
number 10. Thus, in Biblical Hebrew the number "eleven" is written as
number 10. Thus, in Biblical Aramaic the number "eleven" is written as
"one ten"; the number "seventeen" is written as "seven ten", etc.
.. csv-table:: 11-19 Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
masculine,אַחַד עָשָׂר,'ahad 'asar,eleven
feminine,אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה,'ahath 'esreh,eleven
masculine,שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר,shenem 'asar,twelve
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.. csv-table:: Multiples of Ten Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
gender both,עֶשְׂרִים,'esrim,twenty
gender both,שְׁלֹשִׁים,sheloshim,thirty
gender both,אַרְבָּעִים,'arba'im,forty
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.. csv-table:: Multiples of 100, 1000, 10000, etc. Paradigm
Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss
Form,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
gender both singular absolute,מֵאָה,me'ah,hundred
gender both singular construct,מְאַת,me'ath,hundred of
gender both dual absolute,מָאתַיִם,mathayim,two hundred