Tish'ah

• The stress is on the last syllable of the word ( ....'ah)
• The Hebrew word is the number nine (masc.), which is surprising, since we learned in the explanation of the character that one of the functions of this character is the feminine ending of a word.
• In Hebrew, the apparently feminine form of the numbers is in fact masculine.
• On the other hand, the apparently masculine form of the numbers is in fact feminine.
• Thus: tish'ah bahurim means nine boys, and tesha' bahurot means nine girls.
• The feminine form of this number is tesha' , the stress being on the first syllable (te...).
• Even many native speakers in Israel make mistakes in using the right form of the numbers.
• Because the expression "Tish'ah beAv is well-known, mistakes with the form of this date are rare!

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