שלושה

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Hebrew

Hebrew numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 ג׳
3
4  → 
    Cardinal: שלושה (sh'loshá)
    Ordinal: שלישי (sh'lishí)

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ל־שׁ (sh-l-sh)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.

Pronunciation

Numeral

שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshám (defective spelling שְׁלֹשָׁה, construct שְׁלוֹשֶׁת (sh'lóshet), feminine שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh))

  1. 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 סְפָרִיםsh'loshá s'farímthree books
    שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִיםsh'lóshet has'farímthe three books
  • The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in three, such as twenty-three:
    עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַסְּפָרִיםesrím ush'loshá has'farímthe twenty-three books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh) is often used regardless of gender.

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