שְׁלָ֨שׁ

𐤔𐤋𐤔

shelash

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

Exodus 21:11 · Word #2

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 H7969-15

three (feminine form)

Rootשלשׁ (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, threefoldness, triplicity
Semantic RangeThe number three; occasionally extended to third (ordinal sense), thrice (multiplicative sense), or as part of compound numbers (e.g., thirteen, thirty).
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three often signifies completeness, stability, or established testimony in biblical thought (e.g., three witnesses, threefold patterns), marking fullness within a set or confirming reality.
Morphological NotesAdjective, cardinal number; feminine singular absolute form of שָׁלוֹשׁ. In Biblical Hebrew, this feminine form is typically used with masculine nouns due to gender polarity in numerals.
Rendering RationaleThe word is the feminine singular absolute form of the cardinal number derived from the root שלשׁ, expressing the concept of threefoldness. Although English numerals do not show grammatical gender, the rendering notes the feminine form to reflect the morphology (HAcfsa) accurately.

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

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

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