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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

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:3 - filii Iuda Her Aunan Sela tres nati sunt ei de filia Sue Chananitidis fuit autem Her primogenitus Iuda malus coram Domino et occidit eum

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - quorum sorores fuerunt Sarvia et Abigail filii Sarviae Abisai Ioab et Asahel tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - sed et Segub genuit Iair et possedit viginti tres civitates in terra Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4 - sex ergo nati sunt ei in Hebron ubi regnavit septem annis et sex mensibus triginta autem et tribus annis regnavit in Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23 - filius Naariae Helioenai et Ezechias et Ezricam tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60 - de tribu autem Beniamin Gabee et suburbana eius et Almath cum suburbanis suis Anathoth quoque cum suburbanis suis omnes civitates tredecim per cognationes suas

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62 - porro filiis Gersom per cognationes suas de tribu Isachar et de tribu Aser et de tribu Nepthali et de tribu Manasse in Basan urbes tredecim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6 - Beniamin Bale et Bochor et Iadihel tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - interiit ergo Saul et tres filii eius et omnis domus illius pariter concidit

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - et iste numerus robustorum David Iesbaam filius Achamoni princeps inter triginta iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12 - et post eum Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahoites qui erat inter tres potentes

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram in qua erat David ad speluncam Odollam quando Philisthim fuerant castrametati in valle Raphaim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethleem quae erat in porta et adtulerunt ad David ut biberet qui noluit sed magis libavit illam Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - dicens absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam et sanguinem virorum istorum bibam quia in periculo animarum suarum adtulerunt mihi aquam et ob hanc causam noluit bibere haec fecerunt tres robustissimi

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - Abisai quoque frater Ioab ipse erat princeps trium et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21 - inter tres secundos inclitus et princeps eorum verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - haec fecit Banaia filius Ioiada qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - inter triginta primus verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 - Ioiada quoque princeps de stirpe Aaron et cum eo tria milia septingenti

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29 - de filiis autem Beniamin fratribus Saul tria milia magna enim pars eorum adhuc sequebatur domum Saul

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39 - fueruntque ibi apud David tribus diebus comedentes et bibentes praeparaverunt enim eis fratres sui

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - mansit ergo arca Dei in domo Obededom tribus mensibus et benedixit Dominus domui eius et omnibus quae habebat

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10 - vade et loquere ad David et dic haec dicit Dominus trium tibi optionem do unum quod volueris elige et faciam tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - aut tribus annis pestilentiam aut tribus mensibus fugere te hostes tuos et gladium eorum non posse evadere aut tribus diebus gladium Domini et mortem versari in terra et angelum Domini interficere in universis finibus Israhel nunc igitur vide quid respondeam ei qui misit me

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:8 - filii Leedan princeps Ieihel et Zetham et Iohel tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9 - filii Semei Salomith et Ozihel et Aran tres isti principes familiarum Leedan

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:23 - filii Musi Mooli et Eder et Ierimuth tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:13 - tertiadecima Oppa quartadecima Isbaal

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:18 - vicesima tertia Dalaiau vicesima quarta Mazziau

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5 - omnes isti filii Heman videntis regis in sermonibus Dei ut exaltaret cornu deditque Deus Heman filios quattuordecim et filias tres

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20 - tertiadecima Subahel filiis et fratribus eius duodecim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30 - vicesima tertia Maziuth filiis et fratribus eius duodecim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11 - Helchias secundus Tabelias tertius Zaccharias quartus omnes hii filii et fratres Hosa tredecim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 - tria milia talenta auri de auro Ophir et septem milia talentorum argenti probatissimi ad deaurandos parietes templi

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - et dies quibus regnavit super Israhel fuerunt quadraginta anni in Hebron regnavit septem annis et in Hierusalem triginta tribus
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