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Lexicon :: Strong's H7969 - šālôš

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שָׁלוֹשׁ
Transliteration
šālôš
Pronunciation
shaw-loshe'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive number
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TWOT Reference: 2403a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: שלוש (Strongs and Gesenius) שלש (Strongs and Gesenius) שלשה (Strongs) שלושה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 430x

The KJV translates Strong's H7969 in the following manner: three (388x), thirteen (with H6240) (13x), thirteenth (with H6240) (11x), third (9x), thrice (with H6471) (4x), threescore and thirteen (with H7657) (2x), stories (1x), forks (with H7053) (1x), oftentimes (with H6471) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 430x
The KJV translates Strong's H7969 in the following manner: three (388x), thirteen (with H6240) (13x), thirteenth (with H6240) (11x), third (9x), thrice (with H6471) (4x), threescore and thirteen (with H7657) (2x), stories (1x), forks (with H7053) (1x), oftentimes (with H6471) (1x).

  1. three, triad

    1. 3, 300, third

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.
STRONGS H7969: Abbreviations
שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה 430 noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI2; שלשן 30MI2; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ HomChr 47, 124, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.47, A. u. A. ii. 175 Sab. DenkmNo. 31, 8; Arabic bdb102505, bdb102506; Ethiopic bdb102507bdb102508Aramaic תְּלָתָא, bdb102509; Nabataean תלת Lzb377; Palmyrene תלת (in תלת מאה) ReckendZMg xiii (1888), 408; see also Köii. 1. 208); — masculine שָׁלשׁ וֺשׁ - rare, chiefly late), with noun feminine Amos 4:8 + 90 times, also construct שְׁלשׁ Genesis 18:6 + 65 times (but Genesis 38:24 read perhaps שְׁלשֶׁת Samaritan, compare Di and others), שְׁלָשֿׁ Exodus 21:11; feminine שְׁלשָׁה (וֺשָׁה - rare, chiefly late), with noun masculine Genesis 6:10 + 149 times, also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 + 92 times (3+10=13 are additional; on rare exceptions to rule of gender compare Ges§ 97c), suffix שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶם Numbers 12:4, שְׁלָשְׁתָּם Numbers 12:4; Ezekiel 40:10; Ezekiel 41:16; — three (Hexateuch chiefly P):
1. no other number:
a. before plural noun, שָׁלשׁ + 51 times, e.g. אַמוֺת שׁ׳ Exodus 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה שׁ׳ 1 Kings 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה + 90 times, e.g. Genesis 18:2 + (so always שְׁלשׁ, שְׁלשֶׁת; read מִשְׁלשֶׁת Genesis 38:24 Sam Di; = מִשְּׁ׳, from מִןֿ); after noun (late: on 1 Samuel 1:24 see [שִׁלֵּשׁ) 1 Chronicles 25:5 + 17 times; noun omitted 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 24:12 + 42 times
b. = ordinal יָמִים לִשׁ׳ Exodus 19:5 on third day; הַיּוֺם שׁ׳ הַיָּמִים 1 Samuel 9:20, הַיּוֺם הַשּׁ׳ 1 Samuel 30:13, both = three days ago; especially לְ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ׳ 1 Kings 15:28 + 7 times (Ges§ 134o).
2. 13, with noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Genesis 17:25; 1 Kings 7:1 — Genesis 14:4 († שְׁלשֿׁ), Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:3; before ערים Joshua 21:19; after, Joshua 19:16 + 3 times, before עִיר Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:11; with noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before פָּרִים Numbers 29:14; after, Numbers 29:13; ordinal before יוֺם Esther 3:12; Esther 9:1; after, Esther 9:17; יוֺם omitted Esther 3:13; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:18; גוֺרָל omitted 1 Chronicles 24:13; 1 Chronicles 25:20; 1 Chronicles 26:11.
3. 300=שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:22 + 59 times (1 Chronicles 11:11 perhaps intentional change [HPSSm] from שְׁמֹנֶה || 2 Samuel 23:8 which certainly original, Vrss Th We Dr and modern); 3000 = שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Exodus 32:28 + 28 times
4. with tense, שׁ׳ following Numbers 1:43 + 11 times, precedes Leviticus 12:4 + 17 times, + (as ordinal) 3+20 Jeremiah 52:30 + 3 times; 20+3 2 Kings 12:7 + 2 times
5. as round, or conventional, number: 2 (or) 3, Amos 4:8; Deuteronomy 17:6; Joshua 7:3; 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 17:6; 3 (and) 4, Proverbs 30:15, 18, 21, 29; three days' journey Exodus 3:18; Exodus 5:3; Exodus 8:23, etc.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8532.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:22; 6:10; 14:4; 17:25; 18:2; 18:6; 38:24; 38:24

Exodus

3:18; 5:3; 8:23; 19:5; 21:11; 27:1; 32:28

Leviticus

12:4

Numbers

1:43; 12:4; 12:4; 29:13; 29:14

Deuteronomy

17:6

Joshua

7:3; 19:16; 21:19; 21:33

1 Samuel

1:24; 9:20; 17:4; 30:13

2 Samuel

23:8; 24:12

1 Kings

7:1; 7:27; 15:28

2 Kings

9:32; 12:7

1 Chronicles

6:43; 11:11; 24:13; 25:5; 25:20; 26:11

Esther

3:12; 3:13; 8:12; 9:1; 9:17; 9:18

Proverbs

30:15; 30:18; 30:21; 30:29

Isaiah

3; 17:6

Jeremiah

1:2; 25:3; 52:30

Ezekiel

40:10; 40:11; 41:16

Amos

4:4; 4:8; 4:8

H7969

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Strong's Number H7969 matches the Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (šālôš),
which occurs 40 times in 35 verses in '1Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:3 - The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4 - six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23 - The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:60

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60 - and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon,[fn] Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:62

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62 - To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6 - The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three.[fn] He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12 - And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the LORD

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty.[fn] And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21 - He was the most renowned[fn] of the thirty[fn] and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 - The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29 - Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39 - And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10 - “Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - either three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of the LORD, pestilence on the land, with the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:8 - The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9 - The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:23 - The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:13 - the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:18 - the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5 - All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20 - to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30 - to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11 - Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 - 3,000 talents[fn] of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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