שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌
shᵉlôwshîym
thirty
The cardinal number 'thirty.' Used to indicate the quantity 30, most often of persons, objects, days, or years; sometimes as a round number or symbolic total. Rarely, by extension, as the ordinal 'thirtieth' (i.e., position 30th in a sequence). Not a qualitative or metaphorical term, but occasionally functions in stereotyped or formulaic textual contexts (such as age, years of reign, ritual numbers).
2 Chronicles 16:12 · Word #4
Lexicon H7970
| Lemma | שְׁלוֹשִׁים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shᵉlôwshîym |
| Strong's | H7970 |
| Definition | The cardinal number 'thirty.' Used to indicate the quantity 30, most often of persons, objects, days, or years; sometimes as a round number or symbolic total. Rarely, by extension, as the ordinal 'thirtieth' (i.e., position 30th in a sequence). Not a qualitative or metaphorical term, but occasionally functions in stereotyped or formulaic textual contexts (such as age, years of reign, ritual numbers). |
Morphology HAcbpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | thirty |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7970-08
thirty
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal number, plural form functioning adjectivally; absolute state; common gender; denotes a numerical quantity (30). |
| Rendering Rationale | Derived from the root meaning "three," this plural decade form denotes three sets of ten. As a cardinal number in the plural absolute form, it designates the quantity thirty without ordinal nuance in its basic sense. |
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