Hebrew Numbers
Hebrew Numbers 1–10 (and Beyond) with Pronunciation
Numbers come up constantly — prices, phone numbers, ages, addresses. Learning to count in Hebrew is one of the highest-value things a beginner can practice early on.
Hebrew Numbers Have Two Genders
One thing that surprises English speakers: Hebrew numbers change form depending on whether they're counting masculine or feminine nouns. The words below show the base forms — as you progress, you'll learn how they shift to agree with what's being counted.
Counting Your Age
One of the first places numbers become useful is talking about age. Hebrew uses בֶּן (ben) for males and בַּת (bat) for females, followed by the number — for example, "אני בן עשרים" (ani ben esrim), "I am twenty" (male), or "אני בת עשרים" (ani bat esrim), "I am twenty" (female). It's the same gender pattern that shows up throughout Hebrew numbers.
Beyond Twenty
Once you're comfortable with one through twenty, the tens continue in a regular, learnable pattern — עֶשְׂרִים (esrim, 20), שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshim, 30), אַרְבָּעִים (arba'im, 40), and so on. Prices, phone numbers, and addresses are usually just these number words strung together, so the payoff for learning them is immediate. Continue building your word bank with the full Hebrew vocabulary list.
Numbers to Practice
Tap the speaker icon next to any word to hear it pronounced, and see it used in an example sentence.
- אַחַתachatoneיש לי כלב אחדI have one dog
- שְׁתַּיִםshtayimtwoיש לי שתי אחיותI have two sisters
- שָׁלוֹשׁshaloshthreeיש לנו שלושה ספריםWe have three books
- אַרְבַּעarbafourיש ארבע עונות בשנהThere are four seasons in a year
- חָמֵשׁchameshfiveהילד בן חמשThe child is five years old
- שֵׁשׁsheshsixיש לי שש עפרונותI have six pencils
- שֶׁבַעshevasevenבשבוע יש שבעה ימיםThere are seven days in a week
- שְׁמוֹנֶהshmoneeightהשעה שמונה בבוקרIt is eight o'clock in the morning
- תֵּשַׁעteshanineיש לי תשע חברותI have nine friends
- עֶשֶׂרesertenיש לי עשר אצבעותI have ten fingers
- אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵהachat esreelevenהשעה אחת עשרהIt is eleven o'clock
- שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהshteim esretwelveבשנה יש שנים עשר חודשיםThere are twelve months in a year
- שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהshlosh esrethirteenהיא בת שלוש עשרהShe is thirteen years old
- אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהarba esrefourteenהוא בן ארבע עשרהHe is fourteen years old
- חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהchamesh esrefifteenיש חמש עשרה כיסאות בחדרThere are fifteen chairs in the room
- שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהshesh esresixteenהיא בת שש עשרהShe is sixteen years old
- שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵהshva esreseventeenהוא בן שבע עשרהHe is seventeen years old
- שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהshmone esreeighteenבגיל שמונה עשרה אפשר לנהוגAt eighteen you can drive
- תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵהtsha esrenineteenהיא בת תשע עשרהShe is nineteen years old
- עֶשְׂרִיםesrimtwentyיש עשרים תלמידים בכיתהThere are twenty students in the class
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Using the same number form for masculine and feminine nouns — Hebrew numbers agree in gender with what they're counting, unlike English.
- Forgetting that eleven through nineteen are built from "[digit] עשרה (esre)" rather than a separate word for each number, similar to English "-teen."
- Reading multi-digit numbers left to right out of habit — say them the same way you would in English (largest place value first), just with Hebrew words.