שלושה
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־ל־שׁ (sh-l-sh) |
From Proto-Semitic *śalāṯ-.
Numeral
שְׁלוֹשָׁה / שְׁלֹשָׁה • (sh'loshá) m (construct שלושת / שְׁלֹשֶׁת־, feminine שָׁלוֹשׁ / שָׁלֹשׁ)
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.
Coordinate terms
- Last: שניים / שְׁנַיִם (sh'náyim)
- Next: אַרְבָּעָה ('arba'á)