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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
Dictionary Aids

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 Box1Ch 2:3

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The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three H7969 were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of [fn]Yahweh, so He put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16

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and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.

And the three H7969 sons of Zeruiah were [fn]Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22

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Segub became the father of Jair, and he had twenty-three H7969 cities in the land of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4

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Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three H7969 years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23

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The [fn]sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60

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from the tribe of Benjamin:

Geba with its pasture lands, [fn]Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands.

All their cities throughout their families were thirteen H7969 cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62

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And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given from the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen H7969 cities in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6

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The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - Thus Saul died with his three H7969 sons, and all those of his house died together.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three H7969 hundred [fn]slain by him at one time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12

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And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was [fn]one of the three H7969 mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15

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Then three H7969 of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, while the camp of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - So the three H7969 broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Nevertheless, David was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - and he said, “Be it far from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went [fn]at the risk of their lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he was not willing to drink it. These things the three H7969 mighty men did.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20

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Now [fn]Abshai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the [fn]thirty. And he swung his spear against three H7969 hundred [fn]who were slain by him; and he had a name as well as the [fn]thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21 - Of the three H7969 in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three H7969 mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three H7969. And David appointed him over his guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27

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Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700 H7969,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29

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Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, 3,000 H7969; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39 - They were there with David three H7969 days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had prepared for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three H7969 months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10 - “Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I [fn]am offering you three H7969 things H7969; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do that to you.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - either three H7969 years of famine, or three H7969 months to be swept away before your adversaries, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three H7969 days of the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ So now, see what word I should return to Him who sent me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:8

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The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9

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The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three H7969.

These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:23

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The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:13

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the thirteenth H7969 for Huppah,

the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:18

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the twenty-third H7969 for Delaiah,

the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5

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All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to [fn]exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three H7969 daughters to Heman.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20

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for the thirteenth H7969, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30

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for the twenty-third H7969 to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11

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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen H7969.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 - namely, [fn]3,000 H7969 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and [fn]7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the [fn]buildings;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - And the [fn]time which he reigned over Israel was forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years and [fn]in Jerusalem thirty-three H7969 years.
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