Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר (tərē ʿăsar).

Numeral edit

תריסר (tərēsar)

  1. twelve

See also edit

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic תְּרֵיסַר (tərēsar).

Noun edit

תְּרֵיסָר (t'resárm (plural indefinite תְּרֵיסָרִים, singular construct תְּרֵיסַר־, plural construct תְּרֵיסְרֵי־)

  1. dozen
  2. (religion) the twelve minor prophets, or their books as a unit

Derived terms edit