שלושה
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Hebrew[edit]
| 30 | ||
| ← 2 | ג׳ 3 |
4 → |
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| Cardinal: שלושה (sh'loshá) Ordinal: שלישי (sh'lishí) | ||
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
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| שׁ־ל־שׁ (š-l-š) |
From Proto-Canaanite *šalōšat, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ṯalāṯatu, from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum. Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 (šlšt) and Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃa.loː.ˈʃaː/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃă.loˈʃɔ/, [ʃä.loːˈʃɔː]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃe.loˈʃa/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃloˈʃa/
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Numeral[edit]
שְׁלוֹשָׁה • (sh'loshá) m (defective spelling שְׁלֹשָׁה, construct שְׁלוֹשֶׁת (sh'lóshet), feminine שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh))
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- Last: שניים / שְׁנַיִם (sh'náyim)
- Next: אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á)