עֶשְׂרִ֤ים

𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌

ʻesrîym

The cardinal number 'twenty'; designates a set, group, or sum of twenty items, persons, or units. In the ordinal form, it means 'twentieth,' referring to position in a sequence. Used to indicate age, measurements, quantities, or groupings.

H6242

Numbers 1:3 · Word #2

Lexicon H6242

Lemmaעֶשְׂרִים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
Transliterationʻesrîym
Strong'sH6242
DefinitionThe cardinal number 'twenty'; designates a set, group, or sum of twenty items, persons, or units. In the ordinal form, it means 'twentieth,' referring to position in a sequence. Used to indicate age, measurements, quantities, or groupings.

Morphology HAcbpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 Translation H6242-02

twenty

Morphological NotesAdjective, cardinal number; plural form derived from "ten"; absolute state; used with both masculine and feminine nouns.
Rendering RationaleThis form is the masculine plural formation of "ten" (עשר), literally expressing a multiplication of ten (two tens). It functions as the cardinal number denoting a quantity of twenty, preserving the root concept of counting in tens.

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