שְׁמוֹנָה is the masculine “eight,” straightforward in counting people or objects.
שְׁמוֹנָה
shmo-NA
Feminine counted nouns take שְׁמוֹנֶה. Common in Chanukah contexts and phone digits.
Without vowels
שמונה
With vowels (nikud)
שְׁמוֹנָה
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