מֵ/הַ/שְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
𐤌/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌
shᵉlôwshîym
of the thirty
The cardinal number 'thirty.' Used to indicate the quantity 30, most often of persons, objects, days, or years; sometimes as a round number or symbolic total. Rarely, by extension, as the ordinal 'thirtieth' (i.e., position 30th in a sequence). Not a qualitative or metaphorical term, but occasionally functions in stereotyped or formulaic textual contexts (such as age, years of reign, ritual numbers).
2 Samuel 23:13 · Word #4
Lexicon H7970
| Lemma | שְׁלוֹשִׁים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shᵉlôwshîym |
| Strong's | H7970 |
| Definition | The cardinal number 'thirty.' Used to indicate the quantity 30, most often of persons, objects, days, or years; sometimes as a round number or symbolic total. Rarely, by extension, as the ordinal 'thirtieth' (i.e., position 30th in a sequence). Not a qualitative or metaphorical term, but occasionally functions in stereotyped or formulaic textual contexts (such as age, years of reign, ritual numbers). |
Morphology HR/Td/Acbpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the thirty |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7970-07
from the thirty
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן (assimilated to מֵ) + definite article ה + cardinal number שְׁלוֹשִׁים; plural form functioning substantivally; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun שְׁלוֹשִׁים denotes the cardinal number thirty (three tens). The prefixed מֵ (from) and definite article ה produce the form "from the thirty," preserving both the prepositional prefix and the definite plural numeral. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from the thirty
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 correctly expresses the prepositional phrase in the context of a select group out of thirty; no adjustment required. |