לְ/שָׁל֨וֹשׁ

𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔

leshalosh

every 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 9:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H7969

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

Morphology HR/Acfsa 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 H7969-09

to three (feminine)

Rootשלשׁ (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, tripling, threefoldness
Semantic Rangethree; a triad; third (in certain contexts); threefold; a group or unit of three; occasionally expressing repetition (thrice) depending on construction.
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three often conveys completeness or established pattern in biblical thought (e.g., threefold repetition for emphasis, triadic structures in narrative or poetry). As a basic cardinal, it also functions structurally in legal, cultic, and narrative frameworks to mark sufficiency or confirmation.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ + cardinal number שָׁלֹשׁ; adjective, cardinal, feminine singular absolute (Acfsa). The feminine form of "three" is used in agreement patterns governed by Hebrew number–gender conventions.
Rendering RationaleThe form לְשָׁלֹשׁ consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the feminine singular cardinal number "three." The rendering "to three (feminine)" preserves the numeric force of the root שלשׁ while explicitly reflecting the feminine singular grammatical form indicated by the morphology.

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

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7969-02 beshalosh in three
H7969-05 hashalosh the three
H7992-06 hashelishit the third (feminine singular)
H7970-06 kisheloshim as thirty
H7969-14 shalosh three (feminine form)
H7969-15 shelash three (feminine form)
H7969-16 shelashetam the three of them
H7969-20 sheloshet three-of
H7969-24 uvishelosh and with three
H7969-25 uvisheloshet and in three (of)

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