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

Daniel 10:3 · Word #16

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

Rootשלשׁ (š-l-š)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, threefoldness, thirdness
Semantic RangeThe number three; a triad; occasionally extended to third or threefold in related forms; used in counting people, objects, or units of time.
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three frequently marks completeness or stability in biblical narrative and law (e.g., three witnesses, three days, threefold patterns), often signaling sufficiency or established testimony within Israel’s cultural and theological framework.
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.

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