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Lexicon :: Strong's H7991 - šālîš

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שָׁלִישׁ
Transliteration
šālîš
Pronunciation
shaw-leesh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2403e,2403f,2

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלִישׁ shâlîysh, shaw-leesh'; or שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest):—captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7991 in the following manner: captain (11x), lord (4x), instrument of musick (1x), great measure (1x), excellent thing (1x), measure (1x), prince (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7991 in the following manner: captain (11x), lord (4x), instrument of musick (1x), great measure (1x), excellent thing (1x), measure (1x), prince (1x).

  1. third part

    1. name of a measure

  2. a musical instrument

    1. maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred

    2. perhaps a sistrum or triangle

  3. shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלִישׁ shâlîysh, shaw-leesh'; or שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest):—captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
STRONGS H7991: Abbreviations
† I. שָׁלִ(י)שׁ noun [masculine] third (part, i.e. of ephah? dubious), name of a measure; — for dust Isaiah 40:12, tears Psalm 80:6 (in figurative), adverb accusative measure-wise.

† II. [שָׁלִישׁ] noun [masculine] plural שָֽׁלִשִׁים, a (three-stringed ? three-barred? three-corned?) musical instrument, perhaps a sistrum (so Vulgate), or 'triangle' (RVm: compare PrinceEB iii. 3228), 1 Samuel 18:6 (+ בְּתֻמִּים).

† III. שָׁלִישׁ noun masculine adjutant or officer (best explained as third man (in chariot), see especially HptBAS iv. 586 f. BenderZAW xxiii (1903), 19 WMMAs.u.Eur.329; see also KauM.N.,DPV.1904, 19; doubted by DiExodus 14:7 Baenib. Buhl14); — absolute שׁ׳ of king's personal attendant at court 2 Kings 7:2, 17, 19, suffix, military officer of king, שָֽׁלִשֹׁח 2 Kings 9:25, ָ(שׁלִישׁוֺ 2 Kings 15:25 (on abnormal ָ֯ see Ges§ 93xx Köii. 1. 133, 449, 495); plural שָֽׁלִישִׁים Ezekiel 23:15 + (sometimes שָֽׁלִשִׁם etc.) Ezekiel 23:23; Exodus 14:7; 2 Kings 10:25 (twice in verse), + (Qr) 2 Samuel 23:8 (> Kt שׁלשׁי), 1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:19 (18 van d. H.; Kt in both, שׁלושׁים), read in all three (ראֹשׁ) הַשִּׁלֹשָׁה chief of the three LXX of Lucian (Lag.) We Dr Bu Now. — שָֽׁלִשִׁים Proverbs 22:20 Qr see שִׁלְשֹׁם.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

14:7; 14:7

1 Samuel

18:6

2 Samuel

23:8

2 Kings

7:2; 7:17; 7:19; 9:25; 10:25; 15:25

1 Chronicles

11:11; 12:19

Psalms

80:6

Proverbs

22:20

Isaiah

40:12

Ezekiel

23:15; 23:23

H7991

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Strong's Number H7991 matches the Hebrew שָׁלִישׁ (šālîš),
which occurs 20 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:7 - فَأَعَدَّ سِتَّ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَسَائِرَ مَرْكَبَاتِ مِصْرَ، وَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَادَةَ سِلاحِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:4 - طَرَحَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَيْشَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ، وَأَغْرَقَ خِيرَةَ قَادَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ فِي الْبَحْرِ الأَحْمَرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - وَعِنْدَ رُجُوعِ الْجَيْشِ بَعْدَ مَقْتَلِ جُلْيَاتَ، خَرَجَتِ النِّسَاءُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْغِنَاءِ وَالرَّقْصِ، وَبِدُفُوفِ الْفَرَحِ وَبِمُثَلَّثَاتٍ لاِسْتِقْبَالِ شَاوُلَ الْمَلِكِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ الأَبْطَالِ: يُوشَيْبُ بَشَّبَثُ التَّحْكَمُونِيُّ، وَكَانَ قَائِدَ الثَّلاثَةِ، هَاجَمَ بِرُمْحِهِ ثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ وَقَتَلَهُمْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:22 - أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يُسَخِّرْ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً، لأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ كَانَ يَتَأَلَّفُ جُنُودُهُ وَرِجَالُ حَاشِيَتِهِ وَأُمَرَاؤُهُ وَضُبَّاطُهُ وَقَادَةُ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ وَفُرْسَانُهُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:2 - فَقَالَ الْجُنْدِيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ الْمَلِكُ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى ذِرَاعِهِ لِرَجُلِ اللهِ: «حَتَّى إِنْ فَتَحَ الرَّبُّ كُوىً فِي السَّمَاءِ، فَهَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَلِيشَعُ: «سَتَرَى ذَلِكَ بِعَيْنَيْكَ، وَلَكِنَّكَ لَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:17 - وَعَيَّنَ الْمَلِكُ عَلَى مَدْخَلِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ الْجُنْدِيَّ الَّذِي كَانَ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى ذِرَاعِهِ، فَدَاسَهُ الشَّعْبُ فِي الزَّحَامِ وَمَاتَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ كَمَا تَنَبَّأَ أَلِيشَعُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِقِ عِنْدَمَا جَاءَهُ الْمَلِكُ لِيَقْبِضَ عَلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:19 - وَلَكِنَّ الْجُنْدِيَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلِ اللهِ: «حَتَّى إنْ فَتَحَ الرَّبُّ كُوىً فِي السَّمَاءِ فَهَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «سَتَرَى ذَلِكَ بِعَيْنَيْكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ لَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:25 - وَقَالَ لِبِدْقَرَ قَائِدِ مَرْكَبَتِهِ: «ارْفَعْهُ وَاطْرَحْهُ فِي حَقْلِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ، وَتَذَكَّرْ كَيْفَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ، حِينَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ رَاكِبَيْنِ خَلْفَ أَبِيهِ آخْابَ قَدْ قَضَى عَلَيْهِ بِهَذَا الْعِقَابِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:25 - وَعِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ يَاهُو مِنْ تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ، قَالَ لِلْحُرَّاسِ وَالضُّبَّاطِ: «ادْخُلُوا وَأَهْلِكُوهُمْ! لَا يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ». فَأَبَادُوهُمْ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَطَرَحُوا جُثَثَهُمْ. ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهُوا نَحْوَ الْمِحْرَابِ الدَّاخِلِيِّ لِمَعْبَدِ الْبَعْلِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:25 - فَثَارَ عَلَيْهِ فَقْحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيَا، أَحَدُ قُوَّادِهِ مَعَ خَمْسِينَ جُنْدِيًّا مِنَ الْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ، وَاغْتَالَهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ فِي عُقْرِ قَصْرِهِ، كَمَا اغْتَالَ مَعَهُ أَرْجُوبَ وَأَرْيَةَ، وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - وَهَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَبْطَالُ دَاوُدَ: يَشُبْعَامُ بْنُ حَكْمُونِي، رَئِيسُ الأَبْطَالِ الثَّلاثَةِ، هَاجَمَ بِرُمْحِهِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَقَتَلَهُمْ دُفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:9 - أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يُسَخِّرْ مِنْهُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ أَحَداً، لأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ كَانَ يَتَأَلَّفُ رِجَالُ الْقِتَالِ وَرُؤَسَاءُ قُوَّادِهِ وَقَادَةُ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ وَفُرْسَانُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5 - لَقَدْ أَطْعَمْتَهُمْ خُبْزَ الدُّمُوعِ وَسَقَيْتَهُمْ كُؤُوساً طَافِحَةً بِالْعَبَرَاتِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:20 - أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ ثَلاثِينَ قَوْلاً مِنْ مَأْثُورِ الْمَشُورَةِ وَالْحِكَمِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - مَنْ كَالَ الْمِيَاهَ بِكَفِّهِ وَقَاسَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِالشِّبْرِ وَكَالَ تُرَابَ الأَرْضِ بِالْكَيْلِ وَوَزَنَ الْجِبَالَ بِقَبَّانٍ، وَالتِّلالَ بِمِيزَانٍ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - مُتَحَزِّمِينَ بِمَنَاطِقَ عَلَى خُصُورِهِمْ، وَعَمَائِمُهُمْ مَسْدُولَةٌ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَكُلُّهُمْ بَدَوْا كَرُؤَسَاءِ مَرْكَبَاتٍ مُمَاثِلِينَ تَمَاماً لأَبْنَاءِ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ فِي بَابِلَ أَرْضِ مِيلادِهِمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:23 - أَبْنَاءَ الْبَابِلِيِّينَ، وَسَائِرَ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ مِنْ أَقْوَامِ فَقُودَ وَشُوعَ وَقُوعَ وَمَعَهُمْ جَمِيعُ أَبْنَاءِ أَشُورَ، شُبَّانُ شَهْوَةٍ، مِنْ وُلاةٍ وَقَادَةٍ وَرُؤَسَاءِ مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَذَوِي الشُّهْرَةِ، وَكُلُّهُمْ فُرْسَانُ خَيْلٍ.
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