Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עשר

pattern KTILI

עֲשִׂירִי asiri
עֲשִׂירִית asirit

tenth

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עֲשִׂירִי asiri
עֲשִׂירִית asirit
עֲשִׂירִיִּים asiriyim
עֲשִׂירִיּוֹת asiriyot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – katol pattern, masculine עָשׂוֹר decade
  • Cardinal numeral עֶשֶׂר ten
  • Verb – pi'el לְעַשֵּׂר to tithe, to give as a tax to a religious organisation (one tenth of income)
  • Noun – ktelet pattern, feminine עֲשֶׂרֶת ten, group of ten