שלוש in Hebrew

IPA: /ʃaːˈloːʃ/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ʃe.lɒʃ/ (note: Samaritan Hebrew), [ˈʃeː.lɒʃ] (note: Samaritan Hebrew), /ʃɔːˈloːʃ/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ʃɔˑˈloː.oʃ] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ʃɔˈløʃ/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [ʃɔ(ː)ˈløːʃ] [Yemenite-Hebrew], [ʃɔ(ː)ˈleːʃ] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /ʃɒˈloʃ/ [Hebrew, Persian], /ʃaˈloʃ/ [Iraqi-Hebrew], /ʃaˈloʃ/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /ʃɔˈlojʃ/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /ʃaˈloʃ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: he-il-shalosh.ogg

Forms: שָׁלוֹשׁ [canonical], shalósh [romanization], spelling שָׁלֹשׁ [defective], שְׁלוֹשָׁה [masculine] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum. Etymology templates: {{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))

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"שלוש" meaning in Hebrew

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