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תִּשְׁעִים

𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌

tishʻîym

H8673 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root תשע to be nine, nine

Definition

A cardinal number meaning 'ninety'. Used to denote the quantity or count of ninety units, whether of people, objects, or measures. Primarily appears in enumerations, genealogical records, lists, and chronological data within the Hebrew Bible. As a numeral, it functions strictly as a quantitative term.

Semantic Range

ninety, a group or quantity of ninety, count of ninety, total of ninety

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root תשע (t-sh-‘), meaning 'nine'. 'תִּשְׁעִים' is the masculine plural form, constructed to signify 'nine tens'; i.e., nine sets of ten (9 x 10 = 90).

Historical & Contextual Notes

'תִּשְׁעִים' occurs in biblical Hebrew primarily in narrative or administrative contexts, such as census lists, age statements, and measurements. Its grammatical construction as a masculine plural numeral aligns with standard ancient Hebrew numbering patterns for numbers from forty through ninety. The word is purely quantitative, its function is unambiguous, and it never carries theological, symbolic, or qualitative intent on its own. In rabbinic and later Hebrew, its form and meaning remain stable, continuing as the general word for ninety. English translations accurately render it as 'ninety', and there is no narrower or broader sense intended in biblical usage. Distinct from the feminine form, which may agree with feminine nouns as required by Hebrew grammatical convention.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

multiple from תֵּשַׁע; ninety; ninety.

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Root Family

תשע (t-sh-ʿ) — to be nine, nine

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H8671 תְּשִׁיעִי the ninth
H8672 תֵּשַׁע in nine

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8673-01 תִּשְׁעִ֣ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety 14
H8673-02 וְ/תִשְׁעִים֙ vetisheim HC/Acbpa and ninety and ninety 6

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8673-01 Genesis 5:9 תִּשְׁעִ֣ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-02 Genesis 5:17 וְ/תִשְׁעִים֙ vetisheim HC/Acbpa and ninety and ninety
H8673-02 Genesis 5:30 וְ/תִשְׁעִים֙ vetisheim HC/Acbpa and ninety and ninety
H8673-01 Genesis 17:1 תִּשְׁעִ֥ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-01 Genesis 17:17 תִּשְׁעִ֥ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-01 Genesis 17:24 תִּשְׁעִ֥ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-01 1 Samuel 4:15 תִּשְׁעִ֥ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-01 Jeremiah 52:23 תִּשְׁעִ֥ים tisheim HAcbpa ninety ninety
H8673-02 Ezekiel 4:5 וְ/תִשְׁעִ֖ים vetisheim HC/Acbpa and ninety and ninety
H8673-02 Ezekiel 4:9 וְ/תִשְׁעִ֛ים vetisheim HC/Acbpa and ninety and ninety
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