te.lat marks a group or quantity of three, and in one date expression marks the third day.

The attested usage chiefly marks a quantity of three: men cast into the fire, ribs, horns, kings, and construction layers. In Ezra 6:15, its ordinal morphology marks the third day of the month.

1. A quantity of three · dominant

   The cardinal forms identify counted groups or items. In Daniel 3:23 the APB renders three named men falling into the furnace, while Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:8, and Daniel 7:20 describe three ribs or horns; Ezra 6:4 presents three layers of stone.

   Daniel 3:23Daniel 3:24Daniel 7:5Daniel 7:8Daniel 7:20Ezra 6:4
2. Third in a dated sequence · rare

   In Ezra 6:15, the form is tagged Ordinal and occurs in the clause identifying the house's completion on the third day of the month Adar. The APB renders the date as "the third day of the month Adar."

   Ezra 6:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the counted item is clear, the APB commonly uses "three," as for men, ribs, horns, and layers, and uses "third" for the date in Ezra 6:15. The verse is read as a whole; in Daniel 6:11 and Daniel 6:14 it does not isolate the term's contribution in its English wording.