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Eser (עשר) means ten in Hebrew.

It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֶשֶׂר
eser
word
In English

ten

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Eser.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שתיים על חמש. המספר המשמש כבסיס הספירה המקובל.
    זֶה-לִּי עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ עֲבַדְתִּיךָ אַרְבַּע-עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בִּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּצֹאנֶךָ וַתַּחֲלֵף אֶת-מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּי עֲשֶׂרֶת מֹנִים.
  2. 2
    סלנגמעולה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Eser is a word.

Written with vowel points
עֶשֶׂר
Written without vowel points
עשר
Said
eser
Root
ע־ש־ר
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
עֲשָׂרוֹת
Inflections
ז' עֲשָׂרָה, עֲשֶׂרֶת־, ר' עֲשָׂרוֹת, עֶשְׂרוֹת־
Gematria
570

This is how Eser is said in other languages.

English
ten
Spanish
diez
Yiddish
צען

These words rhyme with Eser.

The word Eser is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Eser comes from the root ע־ש־ר, like these words.

This is where the word Eser comes from.

אכדית (בדיוק כמו ההגייה העברית): 486; אוגריתית: ʕšr. ערבית: عَشَرَة; געז: עֲשָׁרְתוּ.

These words come before and after Eser in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Eser.

What does Eser (⁨עשר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Eser (⁨עשר⁩) means ten. It is said eser, with the stress on e.

What rhymes with Eser (⁨עשר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Eser (⁨עשר⁩) include ⁨מסר⁩ and ⁨נסר⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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