Funny... I probably never came over this word before because I've rarely (maybe never?) got in the situation when it's being used. Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, meet the Hebrew word for hangover: חֲמַרְמוֹרֶת.

There are two interesting things associated with this word:

Numbers in Hebrew. Part 3. Hundreds, thousands, and more.

Some of you had probably heard the name "Me'a She`arim". Know the meaning? Bingo, "Hundred Gates". מֵאָה [ me'a ] means hundred. (In spoken Hebrew it's also pronounced as [ me'a ], with the stress on the first syllable.)

It started like kind of funny exercise, when I asked myself, how many ways you have in modern Hebrew to say "hello". Then I recognized it might be a good idea to write a short lesson in this way. (Another interesting question may be, how many ways there are to reply.)

So, let's talk about greetings in Hebrew. Typically, it's one of the first things somebody wants to learn, when trying to approach a new language.

Numbers in Hebrew. Part 2. Numbers from 11 to 19 and beyond

Now, after we've learned some basics about numericals, let's take a look on an advanced part.
First of all, we've only covered numericals from 1 to 10. What about the numbers beyond that?

The -teen numbers in Hebrew are formed as a combination ("smikhut") of a number and a word "asar"/עָשָׂר (or "esre"/עֶשְׂרֶה.)

Remember, the "One, who knows" song? Shneim-asar shivtaya (שנים-עשר שבטיא) - the Twelf Tribes. You may ask, why it's "esre"(f)/"asar"(m) rather than familiar "eser"(f)/"asara"(m), or my G-d, it's conusing! And the answer would be: for the same reason "-teen" is not "exactly" "ten", buddy. So, here come the numbers from 11 to 19: ahat-esre, shteim-esre, shva`-esre, etc. (Try to memorize them in the feminine form, which is used for counting.)

By popular demand I'm starting a short series of articles about Hebrew numbers.

For those of you who craves for other types of articles: I'm not going to use it as excuse to delay all the rest.

But numerals is an essential part of any language, anyway, so it definitely worth reading!