וּ/שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄

usheloshah

and 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

Ezra 2:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H7969

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

Morphology HC/Acmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7969-22

and three

Rootשלש (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, thirdness, tripling
Semantic Rangethree; third (in some contexts); a triad; three units of time (e.g., days, years); thrice (in adverbial usage)
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three often conveys completeness, stability, or emphasis in biblical literature (e.g., three patriarchs, three pilgrimage festivals, threefold declarations). It can mark sufficiency of testimony or intensification through repetition.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ ("and") + cardinal number שְׁלֹשָׁה; masculine singular absolute (Acmsa). Masculine form is used with masculine-counted nouns.
Rendering RationaleThe form וּשְׁלֹשָׁה consists of the conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to the masculine singular absolute form of the cardinal number "three." English does not mark grammatical gender for numerals, so "and three" accurately conveys the masculine singular cardinal sense while preserving the simple numeric force of the Hebrew root שלש.

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

Words from Root שלש (three, triad, thirdness, tripling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7991-01 bashalish in the threefold-measure
H7992-01 bashelishi in the third (one)
H7992-02 bashelishim in the third-levels

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