תֵּ֫שַׁע

te.sahNounH8672

nine

From: or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה; perhaps from H8159 (שָׁעָה) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten;

Short Definition

nine or (ordinal) ninth

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. nine, nonad 1a) nine (as cardinal number) 1b) ninth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N

DescriptionHebrew Noun

Occurrences

57 times

Appears 57 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
12
2 Kings
8
Joshua
7
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 24:16
  • 2 Kings 18:2
  • Ezra 2:42
  • Genesis 5:27
  • Joshua 15:54

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