חמישה

Hebrew

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Cardinal: חמישה (khamishá)     Ordinal: חמישי (khamishí)

Etymology

Root
ח־מ־שׁ (ḥ-m-š)

From Proto-Canaanite *ḥamišat, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ḫamišatu, from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišatum. Compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 (ḥmšt) and Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χa.mi.ˈʃah/ → IPA^(key): /ħa.mi.ˈʃah/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħă.miʃˈʃɔː/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /xa.miˈʃa/

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Numeral

חֲמִישָּׁה • (khamishá) m (defective spelling חֲמִשָּׁה, construct חֲמֵשֶׁת (khaméshet), feminine חָמֵשׁ (khamésh))

1. five

Usage notes

• In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:

  חֲמִשָּׁה סְפָרִים ― khamishá s'farím ― five books

  חֲמֵשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִים ― khaméshet has'farím ― the five books

• The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in five, such as twenty-five:

  עֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím vakhamishá has'farím ― the twenty-five books

• In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form חָמֵשׁ (khamésh) is often used regardless of gender.

Coordinate terms

• Last: אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á)
• Next: שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá)