שְׁלֹ֧שׁ

𐤔𐤋𐤔

shelosh

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 26:13 · Word #5

Lexicon H7969

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

Morphology HAcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7969-18

three (feminine form)

Rootשלש (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthreefoldness, triplicity, triad, repetition in threes
Semantic Rangethe number three; third (in some contexts); a triad; threefold repetition; occasionally extended to mean thrice or a triple measure
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three in the Hebrew Bible often conveys completeness or established pattern (e.g., three patriarchs, three pilgrimage festivals, threefold declarations). It can signify confirmation, stability, or fullness within covenantal and liturgical structures.
Morphological NotesAdjective, cardinal number; common gender feminine singular absolute form. Used with feminine nouns in construct or attributive position. Masculine counterpart is שְׁלוֹשָׁה.
Rendering RationaleThe word is a feminine singular absolute cardinal number (HAcfsa), the form used when counting or modifying feminine nouns. Rendering it as "three (feminine form)" preserves the numerical sense rooted in triplicity while explicitly reflecting its grammatical gender.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שלש (threefoldness, triplicity, triad, repetition in threes)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7992-01 bashelishi in the third (one)
H7992-02 bashelishim in the third-levels
H7992-03 bashelishit in the third (feminine)
H7969-01 basheloshah in the three (men)
H7970-01 basheloshim in the thirty
H7969-03 bishelosh in three (feminine)
H7969-04 bisheloshah in three
H7970-02 bisheloshim in thirty
H8027-01 hameshulash the threefold one
H7991-01 hashalish the third-man officer
H7991-02 hashalishi the third-ranking one
H7970-03 hashalishim the third-men
H7992-04 hashelishi the third (one)
H7992-05 hashelishim the third-ones
H7969-06 hasheloshah the three (masculine)
H7970-04 hasheloshim the thirty (men)
H7992-07 hshlshy the third (one)
H7970-05 hshlvshym the three-tens
H7969-07 kemishelosh about three (feminine)
H7969-10 lishelashetam for their three
H7969-11 lishelosh for three (feminine)
H7969-12 lisheloshah for three
H7969-13 lisheloshet to three of
H7970-07 mehasheloshim from the thirty
H8027-02 meshuleshet made threefold (feminine singular)
H1190-01 shalishah Baal-of-Threefold
H7991-03 shalishayv his third-rank captains
H7991-04 shalishim third-rank captains
H7991-05 shalisho his third-ranking captain
H7969-17 shelashetekhem you three (men)
H7992-08 shelishi third (masculine singular)
H7992-09 shelishim third ones
H7992-10 shelishit a third (feminine singular)
H7992-11 shelishitah a third-part
H7992-12 shelishiteykhe your third-portion
H7992-13 shelishiyah a third-part
H7969-19 sheloshah three (masculine form)
H7970-08 sheloshim three-tens
H8029-01 shileshim third-generation great-grandsons
H8032-01 shileshom the third-day-back
H7970-09 shlshym three-tens (thirty)
H7992-14 ushelishim and third ones
H7992-15 ushelishit and a third (feminine portion)
H7969-21 ushelosh and three
H7969-22 usheloshah and three
H7969-23 usheloshet and three-of
H7970-10 usheloshim and thirty
H8027-03 vayeshaleshu and they made it threefold
H7992-16 vehashelishi and the third (one)
H7992-17 vehashelishit and the third (feminine one)
velashalishim and to the third-rank officers
H7969-26 velishelosh and for three
H7969-27 veshalosh and three (feminine)
H8027-04 veshilasheta and you made threefold
H8030-01 veshileshah and Triplicate-One (feminine)
H7970-11 visheloshim in thirty

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