Master Hebrew Numbers
Hebrew traditionally represents numbers using letters of its alphabet — aleph (א) for 1, bet (ב) for 2, and so on through the hundreds. This system, dating back to at least 78 BCE, gave rise to gematria, the practice of finding meaning in the numerical values of words. Hebrew numbers also have masculine and feminine forms that must agree with the noun being counted.
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Below are the numbers in Hebrew, with masculine cardinal forms and romanization:
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | אֶפֶס (efes) |
| 1 | אֶחָד (ekhad) |
| 2 | שְׁנַיִם (shnayim) |
| 3 | שְׁלוֹשָׁה (shlosha) |
| 4 | אַרְבָּעָה (arba'a) |
| 5 | חֲמִשָּׁה (khamisha) |
| 6 | שִׁשָּׁה (shisha) |
| 7 | שִׁבְעָה (shiv'a) |
| 8 | שְׁמוֹנָה (shmona) |
| 9 | תִּשְׁעָה (tish'a) |
| 10 | עֲשָׂרָה (asara) |
| 11 | אַחַד עָשָׂר (akhad asar) |
| 12 | שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר (shneim asar) |
| 13 | שְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר (shlosha asar) |
| 14 | אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר (arba'a asar) |
| 15 | חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (khamisha asar) |
| 16 | שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר (shisha asar) |
| 17 | שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (shiv'a asar) |
| 18 | שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר (shmona asar) |
| 19 | תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר (tish'a asar) |
| 20 | עֶשְׂרִים (esrim) |
| 30 | שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshim) |
| 40 | אַרְבָּעִים (arba'im) |
| 50 | חֲמִשִּׁים (khamishim) |
| 60 | שִׁשִּׁים (shishim) |
| 70 | שִׁבְעִים (shiv'im) |
| 80 | שְׁמוֹנִים (shmonim) |
| 90 | תִּשְׁעִים (tish'im) |
| 100 | מֵאָה (me'a) |
| 1000 | אֶלֶף (elef) |
| 1000000 | מִילְיוֹן (milyon) |
Number data and information courtesy of Omniglot.