Hebrew numbers, from one to twenty:

1. אחת (Achat) – This is the Hebrew word for “one” and is pronounced as “A-khat”
2. שתיים (Shtayim) – The Hebrew word for “two” is pronounced as “Sh-ta-yim”
3. שלוש (Shalosh) – “Three” in Hebrew is pronounced as “Sha-losh”
4. ארבע (Arba) – The word for “four” in Hebrew is pronounced as “Ar-ba”
5. חמש (Chamesh) – “Five” is pronounced as “Cha-mesh” in Hebrew
6. שש (Shesh) – This is the Hebrew word for “six” and is pronounced as “She-sh”
7. שבע (Sheva) – “Seven” in Hebrew is pronounced as “She-va”
8. שמונה (Shmona) – The Hebrew word for “eight” is pronounced as “Sh-mo-na”
9. תשע (Tish’a) – “Nine” is pronounced as “Tee-sha” in Hebrew
10. עשר (Eser) – This is the Hebrew word for “ten” and is pronounced as “E-ser”
11. אחד-עשר (Achad-Esre) – In Hebrew, “eleven” is a combination of “one” (אחת) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “A-khat Es-re”
12. שתים-עשרה (Shtayim-Esre) – “Twelve” in Hebrew is a combination of “two” (שתיים) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Sh-ta-yim Es-re”
13. שלוש-עשרה (Shalosh-Esre) – “Thirteen” is a combination of “three” (שלוש) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Sha-losh Es-re”
14. ארבע-עשרה (Arba-Esre) – “Fourteen” is formed with “four” (ארבע) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Ar-ba Es-re”
15. חמש-עשרה (Chamesh-Esre) – “Fifteen” is composed of “five” (חמש) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Cha-mesh Es-re”
16. שש-עשרה (Shesh-Esre) – In Hebrew, “sixteen” combines “six” (שש) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “She-sh Es-re”
17. שבע-עשרה (Sheva-Esre) – “Seventeen” is formed with “seven” (שבע) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “She-va Es-re”
18. שמונה-עשרה (Shmona-Esre) – “Eighteen” combines “eight” (שמונה) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Sh-mo-na Es-re”
19. תשע-עשרה (Tish’a-Esre) – In Hebrew, “nineteen” is a combination of “nine” (תשע) and “ten” (עשר), pronounced as “Tee-sha Es-re”
20. עשרים (Esrim) – Finally, “twenty” in Hebrew is pronounced as “Es-reem”

 

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