תֵּ֫שַׁע
te.sah
“nine”
Definition
nine or (ordinal) ninth
or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה; perhaps from H8159 (שָׁעָה) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten;
- nine, nonad 1a) nine (as cardinal number) 1b) ninth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
H:N
Hebrew Noun
Occurrences
תֵּ֫שַׁע appears 57 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
the nineteenth to Pethahiah,the twentieth to Jehezkel,
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum,the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon,the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita,and the descendants of Shobai,139 in all.
So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
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