11.4 Hebrew Ordinal Numbers

In Hebrew, Ordinal Numbers are attributive adjectives

Ordinal numbers denote order. first, second, third
They follow the noun and match in gender, number, and definiteness (Attributive Always After, Always Agree)
- יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן or הַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן = first day or the first day
Ordinal numbers end in Hireq-Yod (M) or Hireq-Yod_Tav (F)
- שְׁלִישִׁי and שְׁלִישִׁית mean “third”
To denote the 11th position or higher, we would use cardinal numbers
- We are dependent on the context of the passage to indicate whether the number is cardinal or ordinal
- בִּשְׁנַת הָאַרְבָּעִים = in the year of the forty = in the 40th year
We encourage you to once again review the “days of the week” song with Izzy in the video below