Tre asar (תרי עשר) means dozen in Hebrew.
It can also mean minor prophets. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר
tre asar
word
In English
dozen, minor prophets
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tre asar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שנים עשר.
לִקְצָת יַרְחִין תְּרֵי־עֲשַׂר עַל־הֵיכַל מַלְכוּתָא דִּי בָבֶל מְהַלֵּךְ הֲוָה.
- 2אחד מספרי התנ"ך, הכולל שנים־עשר ספרי נבואה קצרים שכונסו יחד מפאת קוצרם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tre asar is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר
- Written without vowel points
- תרי עשר
- Said
- tre asar
- Gematria
- 1,180
This is how Tre asar is said in other languages.
- English
- dozen, minor prophets
- Russian
- дюжина
- French
- douzaine, petits prophètes
- German
- Dutzend, Zwölfprophetenbuch
These words mean nearly the same as Tre asar.
- שתים עשרה
- תריסר
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These words come before and after Tre asar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tre asar.
What does Tre asar (תרי עשר) mean in Hebrew?
Tre asar (תרי עשר) means dozen and minor prophets. It is said tre asar, with the stress on sar.
What is a synonym for Tre asar (תרי עשר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tre asar (תרי עשר) are שתים עשרה and תריסר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרי 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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