שלושה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ל־שׁ‎

שְׁלוֹשָׁה \ שְׁלֹשָׁה • (sh'loshá) m (construct שלושת \ שְׁלֹשֶׁת־‎, feminine שָׁלוֹשׁ \ שָׁלֹשׁ‎)

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.

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