תֵּשַׁע
Transliteration
tēšaʿ
Pronunciation
tay'-shah
Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from שָׁעָה (H8159) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2550

Strong’s Definitions

תֵּשַׁע têshaʻ, tay'-shah; or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה tishʻâh; perhaps from H8159 through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ordinal) ninth:—nine (+ -teen, + -teenth, -th).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's H8672 in the following manner: nine (45x), ninth (6x), nineteenth (with H6240) (4x), nineteen (with H6240) (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's H8672 in the following manner: nine (45x), ninth (6x), nineteenth (with H6240) (4x), nineteen (with H6240) (3x).

  1. nine, nonad

    1. nine (as cardinal number)

    2. ninth (as ordinal number)

    3. in combination with other numbers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֵּשַׁע têshaʻ, tay'-shah; or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה tishʻâh; perhaps from H8159 through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ordinal) ninth:—nine (+ -teen, + -teenth, -th).
STRONGS H8672: Abbreviations
תֵּ֫שַׁע, תִּשְׁעָה 58 noun masculine and feminine a nine, nonad (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian tišit (feminine), nine, tešû, ninth; Sabean תסעת nine, תסעי ninety HomChr 48; Lihyanian תסע DHMEp. Denkm. Ar. 52, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic תְּשַׁע , Nabataean, Palmyrene תשע Lzb388, Mandean (א for ע; sometimes ע prefixed) תשא, עשתא NöM 188, all nine); — masculine with feminine noun absolute תֵּ֫שַׁע Deuteronomy 3:11 + 20 times, construct תְּשַׁע Judges 4:3 + 18 times; feminine with masculine noun absolute תִּשְׁעָה 2 Samuel 14:8 + 13 times, construct תִּשְׁעַת Joshua 13:7+ 2 times (these include 9+10=19); — nine (Hexateuch chiefly P);
1. no other number:
a. before plural noun תֵּשַׁע אַמּוֺת Deuteronomy 3:11, שָׁנִים ת׳ 2 Kings 17:1; Genesis 11:19, הַיָּדוֺת ת׳ Nehemiah 11:1, חֳדָשִׁים 2 Samuel 24:8, תִּשְּׁבָטִים Joshua 13:7 (J E?), compare Joshua 14:2; Numbers 34:13 (both P); after plural noun עָרִים תֵּ֫שַׁע Joshua 15:44, 51; Joshua 21:16 (all P), תִּשְׁעָה פָּרִים Numbers 29:26 (P); noun omitted 1 Chronicles 3:8.
b. = ordinal לַחֹדֶשׁ 2 Kings 25:3 + 3 times on the ninth (day) of the month; שְׁנַתתֵּֿשַׁע לְ 2 Kings 18:10 the ninth year of.
2. 9+10=19, with feminine noun תְּשַׁעעֶֿשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Genesis 11:25, עָרִים תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרֵה Joshua 19:38 (both P), as ordinal שְׁנַת תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה לְ 2 Kings 25:8 || Jeremiah 52:12; with masculine noun תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר אִישׁ 2 Samuel 2:30, compare (as ordinal, גּוֺרָל omitted) 1 Chronicles 24:16; 1 Chronicles 25:26.
3. 900=תְשַׁע מֵאוֺת Judges 4:3 + 14 times
4. with tens (20, 30, etc.): ת׳ following 2 Kings 14:2 + 10 times, precedes Genesis 11:24 + 6 times, compare Köii. 1. 215 ff.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:19; 11:24; 11:25

Numbers

29:26; 34:13

Deuteronomy

3:11; 3:11

Joshua

13:7; 13:7; 14:2; 15:44; 15:51; 19:38; 21:16

Judges

4:3; 4:3

2 Samuel

2:30; 14:8; 24:8

2 Kings

14:2; 17:1; 18:10; 25:3; 25:8

1 Chronicles

3:8; 24:16; 25:26

Nehemiah

11:1

Jeremiah

52:12