שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת

𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕

sheloshet

three

or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.

H7969

2 Chronicles 2:1 · Word #14

Lexicon H7969

Lemmaשָׁלוֹשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔
Transliterationshâlôwsh
Strong'sH7969
In-contextthree

Morphology HAcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H7969-20

three-of

Morphological NotesCardinal number; masculine singular construct (HAcmsc). Used before a counted noun, most often a masculine plural, forming a construct chain ("three of …").
Rendering RationaleThe form שְׁלֹשֶׁת is the masculine singular construct form of the cardinal number "three." Rendering it as "three-of" reflects its construct state, indicating it governs and quantifies a following noun (typically masculine plural), preserving both its grammatical form and its function.

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Words from Root שלשׁ (three, triad, threefoldness, thirdness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7969-02 beshalosh in three
H7969-05 hashalosh the three
H7992-06 hashelishit the third (feminine singular)

Word Usage (431 occurrences of H7969)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 5:22 שְׁלֹ֥שׁ shelosh three
Genesis 5:23 וּ/שְׁלֹ֥שׁ ushelosh and
Genesis 6:10 שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה sheloshah three