שלוש

Hebrew

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaːˈloːʃ/
• (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃe.lɒʃ/, [ˈʃeː.lɒʃ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔːˈloːʃ/, [ʃɔˑˈloː.oʃ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈløʃ/, [ʃɔ(ː)ˈløːʃ], [ʃɔ(ː)ˈleːʃ]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɒˈloʃ/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈloʃ/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈloʃ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈlojʃ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈloʃ/

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Numeral

שָׁלוֹשׁ • (shalósh) f (defective spelling שָׁלֹשׁ, masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá))

1. feminine of שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá, “three”)