עשרות שנים

[Codinome Shlomo]

Hello!

I don't understand this: "עשרות שנים". What does it mean?
Context: "לאחר גלות של עשרות שנים, הרחק מברסלב מכורתו, יצא הרב יעקב ב. פרידמן לשהות לילה קסום"

My try: "After the exile of [??], far away from Breslov, his hometown, Rabbi Yaakov B. Friedman spends a delightful night" (please do not hesitate to correct me )

Thank you!

 

[origumi]

עשרות שנים = tens of years = several decades. Like מאות שנים = several centuries, תריסר נביאים = a dozen of prophets, etc.

 

[Codinome Shlomo]

Thank you, Ori . How would "שנים" be vocalized?

 

[arielipi]

shanim is the way.

 

[Codinome Shlomo]

Thank you, Ariel .

 

[Drink]

Thank you, Ori . How would "שנים" be vocalized?

עֲשָׂרוֹת שָׁנִים

 

[origumi]

עֲשָׂרוֹת שָׁנִים

Not עֲשָׂרוֹת. The possible forms are עַשְׂרוֹת or עֶשְׂרוֹת (it's the construct state).

https://www.safa-ivrit.org/dikduk/numbers.php

 

[Drink]

Not עֲשָׂרוֹת. The possible forms are עַשְׂרוֹת or עֶשְׂרוֹת (it's the construct state).

https://www.safa-ivrit.org/dikduk/numbers.php

You're right. For some reason I thought it wasn't the construct state.

 

[Ali Smith]

עשרות שנים = tens of years = several decades. Like מאות שנים = several centuries, תריסר נביאים = a dozen of prophets, etc.

treysar (or maybe tresar) is Aramaic though, right?

 

[shalom00]

Yes.