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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 7:1Genesis 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7969 matches the Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (šālôš),
which occurs 431 times in 381 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 5:22–Exo 37:19)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:22 -

And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:23 -

So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:10 -

And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:15 -

“This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:13 -

On that same day Noah and his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, entered the ark, along with Noah’s wife and his three sons’ wives.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:19 -

These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:28 -

Now Noah lived 350 years after the flood.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:13 -

After he fathered Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:15 -

After he fathered Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4 -

They were subject to Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 -

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled[fn] his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:25 -

and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 -

He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, bowed to the ground,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:6 -

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures[fn] of fine flour and make bread.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 -

He looked and saw a well in a field. Three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it because the sheep were watered from this well. But a large stone covered the opening of the well.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 -

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 -

He put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob. Jacob, meanwhile, was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flock.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:24 -

About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law, Tamar, has been acting like a prostitute, and now she is pregnant.”

“Bring her out,” Judah said, “and let her be burned to death! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:10 -

“On the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out and its clusters ripened into grapes.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12 -

“This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:13 -

“In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand the way you used to when you were his cupbearer.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 -

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was positive, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. Three baskets of white bread were on my head.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 -

“This is its interpretation,” Joseph replied. “The three baskets are three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:19 -

“In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head ​— ​from off you ​— ​and hang you on a tree.[fn] Then the birds will eat the flesh from your body.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:17 -

So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:22 -

He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes, but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:15 -

These were Leah’s sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons:[fn] thirty-three.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 -

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful,[fn] she hid him for three months.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:18 -

“They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:3 -

They answered, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, or else he may strike us with plague or sword.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:18 -

The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Kohath lived 133 years.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:7 -

Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:27 -

“We must go a distance of three days into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he instructs us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:22 -

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:23 -

One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:22 -

Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:15 -

He said to the people, “Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 -

“And if he does not do these three things for her, she may leave free of charge, without any payment.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:14 -

“Celebrate a festival in my honor three times a year.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:17 -

“Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:32 -

“Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:33 -

“There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:1 -

“You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7 1/2 feet long, and 7 1/2 feet wide;[fn] it must be 4 1/2 feet high.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:14 -

“make hangings 22 1/2 feet[fn] long for one side of the gate, including their three posts and their three bases.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:15 -

“And make hangings 22 1/2 feet long for the other side, including their three posts and their three bases.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:28 -

The Levites did as Moses commanded, and about three thousand men fell dead that day among the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:23 -

“Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 -

“For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 -

Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 -

There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.


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