לִ/שְׁלֹ֖שׁ

𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤔

lishelosh

for-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

Leviticus 25:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H7969

Lemmaשָׁלוֹשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔
Transliterationshâlôwsh
Strong'sH7969
In-contextfor-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 H7969-11

for three (feminine)

Rootשלש (sh-l-sh)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, triplet, tri-fold pattern
Semantic Rangethree; third (in some contexts); thrice; a triad; a group of three; threefold pattern
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three in biblical literature often conveys completeness, stability, or emphasis through repetition (e.g., actions done three times). Its feminine form reflects the Hebrew system of gendered numerals, underscoring the structured and patterned nature of biblical expression.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to a feminine singular absolute cardinal number (adjective), שְׁלֹשׁ. The feminine form is used when counting feminine nouns or in certain fixed expressions.
Rendering RationaleThe base noun שְׁלֹשׁ is the feminine form of the cardinal number "three." The prefixed לְ (here vocalized לִ) adds the sense "to/for," yielding "for three." The rendering preserves the feminine grammatical form indicated by Acfsa and the prepositional prefix.

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

Words from Root שלש (three, triad, triplet, tri-fold pattern)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7992-01 bashelishi in the third (one)
H7992-02 bashelishim in the third-levels
H7992-03 bashelishit in the third (feminine)
H7969-01 basheloshah in the three (men)
H7970-01 basheloshim in the thirty
H7969-03 bishelosh in three (feminine)
H7969-04 bisheloshah in three
H7970-02 bisheloshim in thirty
H8027-01 hameshulash the threefold one
H7991-01 hashalish the third-man officer
H7970-03 hashalishim the third-men
H7992-04 hashelishi the third (one)
H7992-05 hashelishim the third-ones
H7969-06 hasheloshah the three (masculine)
H7970-04 hasheloshim the thirty (men)
H7992-07 hshlshy the third (one)
H7970-05 hshlvshym the three-tens
H7969-07 kemishelosh about three (feminine)
H7969-10 lishelashetam for their three
H7969-12 lisheloshah for three
H7969-13 lisheloshet to three of
H7970-07 mehasheloshim from the thirty
H8027-02 meshuleshet made threefold (feminine singular)
H1190-01 shalishah Baal-of-Threefold
H7991-02 shalishayv his third-rank captains
H7991-03 shalishim third-rank captains
H7991-04 shalisho his third-ranking captain
H7969-17 shelashetekhem you three (men)
H7992-08 shelishi third (masculine singular)
H7992-09 shelishim third ones
H7992-10 shelishit a third (feminine singular)
H7992-11 shelishitah a third-part
H7992-12 shelishiteykhe your third-portion
H7992-13 shelishiyah a third-part
H7969-18 shelosh three (feminine form)
H7969-19 sheloshah three (masculine form)
H7970-08 sheloshim three-tens
H8029-01 shileshim third-generation great-grandsons
H8032-01 shileshom the third-day-back
H7970-09 shlshym three-tens (thirty)
H7992-14 ushelishim and third ones
H7992-15 ushelishit and a third (feminine portion)
H7969-21 ushelosh and three
H7969-22 usheloshah and three
H7969-23 usheloshet and three-of
H7970-10 usheloshim and thirty
H8027-03 vayeshaleshu and they made it threefold
H7992-16 vehashelishi and the third (one)
H7992-17 vehashelishit and the third (feminine one)
H7969-26 velishelosh and for three
H7969-27 veshalosh and three (feminine)
H8027-04 veshilasheta and you made threefold
veshileshah and Triplicate-One (feminine)
H7970-11 visheloshim in thirty

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