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תְּלָתִין

𐤕𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤍

tᵉlâthîyn

H8533 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root תלת three, to be three

Definition

A numeral adjective indicating the value 'thirty.' Used to express the cardinal number 30 in Aramaic, functioning both in quantitative statements and in marking age, reckoning, or quantity. The word serves in countable contexts, especially in lists, census data, time periods, and legal or ritual enumerations.

Semantic Range

thirty (cardinal number), a group or quantity of thirty, thirty years, thirty units (in legal, ritual, or narrative enumerations)

Root / Etymology

From the Aramaic root ת-ל-ת, corresponding to Hebrew שלש (shin-lamed-shin), meaning 'three.' תְּלָתִין is the Aramaic plural, patterned with the '-ין' ending to indicate a numeric multiple (x 10) in the masculine plural form, thus 'thirty.' The form is typical for Aramaic numerals formed from the base digit with a plural suffix indicating multiplication by ten. Root: תלת, meaning 'three.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

תְּלָתִין occurs only in Biblical Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., portions of Daniel and Ezra). Its usage mirrors Aramaic numerical construction, replacing the Hebrew שלשים (sheloshim) with a cognate form. The number is used in similar contexts: ages, measurements, lists, and counts. While the meaning itself remains consistent, the form distinguishes the Aramaic portions of the biblical text linguistically from the Hebrew. English translations typically render this as 'thirty,' accurately reflecting both value and use. No significant semantic shift occurs across the documented biblical Aramaic period; the term is always a cardinal numeral. Distinct from the Hebrew שלשים, which is from the root שלש but has equivalent function and range.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) multiple of תְּלָת; ten times three; thirty.

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Root Family

תלת (t-l-t) — three, to be three

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H8523 תְּלִיתַי third
H8531 תְּלַת third
H8532 תְּלָת three

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8533-01 תְּלָתִ֗ין telatin AAcmpa thirty thirty 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8533-01 Daniel 6:8 תְּלָתִ֗ין telatin AAcmpa thirty thirty
H8533-01 Daniel 6:13 תְּלָתִ֗ין telatin AAcmpa thirty thirty
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