"שלוש" meaning in Hebrew

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Numeral

IPA: /ʃaːˈloːʃ/ (note: reconstructed Biblical), /ʃe.lɒʃ/ (note: Samaritan), [ˈʃeː.lɒʃ] (note: Samaritan), /ʃɔːˈloːʃ/ (note: Tiberian), [ʃɔˑˈloː.oʃ] (note: Tiberian), /ʃɔˈløʃ/ (note: Yemenite), [ʃɔ(ː)ˈløːʃ] (note: Yemenite), [ʃɔ(ː)ˈleːʃ] (note: Yemenite), /ʃɒˈloʃ/ [Persian], /ʃaˈloʃ/ (note: Iraqi), /ʃaˈloʃ/ (note: Sephardi), /ʃɔˈlojʃ/ (note: Ashkenazi), /ʃaˈloʃ/ [Modern-Israeli] Audio: he-il-shalosh.ogg [Israel] Forms: שָׁלוֹשׁ [canonical, feminine], shalósh [romanization], spelling שָׁלֹשׁ [defective], שְׁלוֹשָׁה [masculine]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ṯalāṯ-|*ṯalāṯum||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum, {{inh+|he|sem-pro|*ṯalāṯ-|*ṯalāṯum}} Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum Head templates: {{head|he|numeral|defective spelling|שָׁלֹשׁ|masculine|שְׁלוֹשָׁה|f2tr=sh'loshá|g=f|head=שָׁלוֹשׁ|tr=shalósh}} שָׁלוֹשׁ • (shalósh) f (defective spelling שָׁלֹשׁ, masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá))
  1. feminine of שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá, “three”) Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: שְׁלוֹשָׁה (extra: sh'loshá, “three”)
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        "ts": ""
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "שָׁלוֹשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shalósh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelling שָׁלֹשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "defective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
      "links": [
        [
          "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
          "שלושה"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "sh'loshá",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "tr": "shalósh"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "num",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine of שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá, “three”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-שלוש-he-num-ncM91F7R",
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          "שלושה#Hebrew"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaːˈloːʃ/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃe.lɒʃ/",
      "note": "Samaritan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeː.lɒʃ]",
      "note": "Samaritan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔːˈloːʃ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔˑˈloː.oʃ]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔˈløʃ/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔ(ː)ˈløːʃ]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔ(ː)ˈleːʃ]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɒˈloʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "note": "Iraqi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "note": "Sephardi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔˈlojʃ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "שלוש"
}
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      },
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "inh+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "שָׁלוֹשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shalósh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelling שָׁלֹשׁ",
      "tags": [
        "defective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
      "links": [
        [
          "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
          "שלושה"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "sh'loshá",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "numeral",
        "3": "defective spelling",
        "4": "שָׁלֹשׁ",
        "5": "masculine",
        "6": "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
        "f2tr": "sh'loshá",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "שָׁלוֹשׁ",
        "tr": "shalósh"
      },
      "expansion": "שָׁלוֹשׁ • (shalósh) f (defective spelling שָׁלֹשׁ, masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew numerals",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "sh'loshá, “three”",
          "word": "שְׁלוֹשָׁה"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine of שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá, “three”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "שְׁלוֹשָׁה",
          "שלושה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaːˈloːʃ/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃe.lɒʃ/",
      "note": "Samaritan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeː.lɒʃ]",
      "note": "Samaritan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔːˈloːʃ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔˑˈloː.oʃ]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔˈløʃ/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔ(ː)ˈløːʃ]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɔ(ː)ˈleːʃ]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɒˈloʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "note": "Iraqi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "note": "Sephardi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔˈlojʃ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈloʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "he-il-shalosh.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "שלוש"
}

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