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Hebrew
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.
Pronunciation
Numeral
שְׁלוֹשָׁה • (sh'loshá) m (defective spelling שְׁלֹשָׁה, construct שְׁלוֹשֶׁת (sh'lóshet), feminine שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh))
- three
Usage notes
- In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
- שְׁלוֹשָׁה סְפָרִים ― sh'loshá s'farím ― three books
- שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִים ― sh'lóshet has'farím ― the three books
- The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in three, such as twenty-three:
- עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím ush'loshá has'farím ― the twenty-three books
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh) is often used regardless of gender.
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