שָׁלֹ֣שׁ

𐤔𐤋𐤔

shalosh

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 Samuel 21:1 · 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 H7969-14

three (feminine form)

Rootשלשׁ (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, threefoldness, thirdness
Semantic Rangethree; third (in certain contexts); threefold; a triad; occasionally expressing repetition (thrice) in extended usage.
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three often signifies completeness, stability, or confirmed testimony in biblical literature (e.g., three witnesses, threefold patterns), marking fullness within a limited set or divinely ordered structure.
Morphological NotesCardinal number, feminine singular absolute (HAcfsa). In Hebrew numbers 3–10 exhibit gender polarity, so this feminine form typically modifies masculine nouns.
Rendering RationaleThe form שָׁלֹשׁ is the feminine singular absolute form of the cardinal number derived from the root שלשׁ, denoting threefold quantity. The rendering preserves the numeric sense while noting its feminine grammatical form, which in Hebrew governs agreement and gender polarity with counted nouns.

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

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