Prefixes in Hebrew Prefixes in Hebrew There are several prefixes in the Hebrew language which are appended to regular words to introduce a new meaning. In Hebrew, the letters that form those prefixes are called "formative letters" (Hebrew: אוֹתִיּוֹת הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ, "Otiyot HaShimush"). Eleven of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet are considered "Otiyot HaShimush". These letters are Aleph (א), Bet (ב), He (ה), Vav (ו), Yud (י), Kaf (כ), Lamed (ל), Mem (מ), Nun (נ), Shin (ש), and Tav (ת). A mnemonic to remember these letters is איתן משה וכלב ("Eitan, Moshe, v'Kalev"), which translates to "Ethan, Moses, and Caleb." Prefixes in
Hebrew numerals + 300 + 60 + 7): To see how "today's" date in the Hebrew calendar is written, see, for example, Hebcal date converter. 5780 (2019–20) = תש״פ 5779 (2018–19) = תשע״ט 5772 (2011–12) = תשע״ב 5771 (2010–11) = תשע״א 5770 (2009–10) = תש״ע 5769 (2008–09) = תשס״ט 5761 (2000–01) = תשס״א 5760 (1999–00) = תש״ס The Abjad numerals are equivalent to the Hebrew numerals up to 400. The Greek numerals differ from the Hebrew ones from 90 upwards because in the Greek alphabet there is no equivalent for "Tsadi" (צ). Hebrew numerals The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal