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Everyday

1. III is the Roman numeral for 3, written with three I's. tree →
2. After a name, III means «the third», as in Henry III or John Smith III. tree →
3. It can number a part or chapter: Part III, Act III. tree →

In the lessons

In maths lessons, Roman numerals use letters: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, so III = 3 and IV = 4. On clocks, III marks three o'clock. In history, kings and queens are numbered with Roman numerals: Richard III is said «Richard the Third». Common forms: «Part III», «Henry III», «Chapter III».

Examples

• The clock shows III where the number 3 would be. tree →
• Richard III was king of England. tree →
• Read Chapter III for homework. tree →
• III + II = V in Roman numerals. tree →
• My cousin is called Robert Jones III, after his dad and grandad. tree →
• The film had a sequel called «Part III». tree →
• In Roman numerals, III means three ones added together. tree →

Note

Usually written in capitals: III. Read it aloud as «three», or «the third» after a name. It is not a word. Trap in maths: four is written IV (one before five), not IIII, though some clocks use IIII.

In Jewish tradition

In maths lessons, Roman numerals use letters: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, so III = 3 and IV = 4. On clocks, III marks three o'clock. In history, kings and queens are numbered with Roman numerals: Richard III is said «Richard the Third». Common forms: «Part III», «Henry III», «Chapter III».

Examples

• Kings vi. 23 and Exodus xxv. 18, and indeed Genesis iii. 24. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• III, 2, prove undoubtedly that he had no knowledge whatever of natural science, and therefore his annotations on the book "Yezirah" are of little or no use at all. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• According to this passage, however, not Jeremiah but Ben Sira revealed the philosophy of the Sefer Yetzirah to iiis grandson Joseph ben Uziel. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. (Writings PSA.73.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Usually written in capitals: III. Read it aloud as «three», or «the third» after a name. It is not a word. Trap in maths: four is written IV (one before five), not IIII, though some clocks use IIII.