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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8027 - שָׁלַשׁ

Transliteration

shâlash

Phonetics

shaw-lash'

Origin

a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2403

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to do a third time, do three times, divide in three parts
1. (Piel) to do a third time, divide into three parts
2. (Pual) to be three years of age, be threefold

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (9)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

BSB (7)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

CSB (8)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

ESV (9)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

KJV (9)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

LEB (9)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

LSB (28)

Genesis 9

Deuteronomy 4

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 8

Ecclesiastes 2

Ezekiel 2

N95 (23)

Genesis 9

Deuteronomy 3

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

NAS (22)

Genesis 9

Deuteronomy 3

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

Ecclesiastes 1

Ezekiel 1

ASV (9)

and they did it the third time 1

and when thou hast stayed three days 1

do it the third time 1

for they were in three 1

him; and a threefold 1

into three parts 1

three years old 3

BSB (7)

and divide into three regions 1

and they did it a third time 1

do it a third time 1

each three years old 1

of three 1

were arranged in three stories 1

when you have stayed three days 1

CSB (8)

regions 1

stories 1

three 1

three-year-old 3

time 2

ESV (9)

third day 1

third time 2

three 4

three parts 1

threefold 1

KJV (9)

days 1

old 3

parts 1

three 1

threefold 1

time 2

LEB (9)

a threefold 1

and a three-year-old 2

and you shall divide 1

do it a third time 1

on the third day 1

so they did it a third time 1

were three stories 1

year-old 1

LSB (28)

a 2

days 1

did 1

divide 1

do 1

in 1

into 1

of 1

old 3

parts 1

stayed 1

third 2

three 7

time 2

year 3

N95 (23)

days 1

did 1

divide 1

do 1

old 3

parts 1

stayed 1

third 2

three 7

time 2

year 3

NAS (22)

a 2

days 1

did 1

divide 1

do 1

in 1

into 1

of 1

old 3

regions 1

stayed 1

third 2

three 4

time 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

and they did it the third time 1

for they were in three 1

into three parts 1

three years old 3

when you have stayed three days 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2847) s l s (סהלסה ShLSh) AC: ? CO: Three AB: ?

V) s l s (סהלסה ShLSh) - Threefold: KJV (9): (vf: Pual, Piel) three, third, threefold - Strongs: H8027 (שָׁלַשׁ)

N^m/f) s l s (סהלסה ShLSh) - I. Three:[Aramaic only; Also meaning thirty in Aramaic when written in the plural form - nitlt]II. Third:[Aramaic only] KJV (15): three, third - Strongs: H8531 (תְּלָת), H8532 (תְּלָתָא), H8533 (תְּלָתִין)

b^m) s i l s (סהליסה ShLYSh) - I. Captain:As one in charge of thirty. [df: swls]II. Shaliysh:A three stringed or triangular instrument. Also a standard of measure. KJV (20): captain, lord, instrument, measure, excellent, prince - Strongs: H7991 (שָׁלֹשׁ)

c^m/f) s f l s (סהלוסה ShLWSh) - Three: [Also meaning thirty when written in the plural form - misls] KJV (605): three, third, thrice - Strongs: H7969 (שְׁלֹשָׁה), H7970 (שְׁלֹשִׁים)

e^m ) s l i s (סהילסה ShYLSh) - Third: KJV (5): third - Strongs: H8029 (שִׁלֵּשִׁים)

bf^m) i s i l s (סהליסהי ShLYShY) - Third: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (110): third, three - Strongs: H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי), H8523 (תַּלְתִּי)

eqp^m) m f s l i s (סהילסהומ ShYLShWM) - Before: In the sense of three days ago or the past times. KJV (25): before, past - Strongs: H8032 (שִׁלְשֹׁם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [שִׁלֵּשׁ] Pi`el denominative do a third time, devide into three parts, etc.; — Perfect 2 masculine singular וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 19:3 divide land into three parts (so Imperfect וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁ אֶתהָֿעָם [for ᵑ0וַיְשַׁלַּח] 2 Samuel 18:2 ᵐ5^L Bu); 1 Samuel 20:19 stay three days (compare Dr); 1 Samuel 20:20 We Dr and others (compare ᵐ5) read ׳אֲשַׁלֵּשׁ בַּ (for ׳שְׁלשֶׁת הַ) = I will shoot on the third day with the arrows (HPS question); Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיְשַׁלֵּ֑שׁוּ 1 Kings 18:34, and Imperative masculine plural שַׁלֵּ֑שׁוּ 1 Kings 18:34 do a third time.

Pu`al Participle מְשֻׁלָּשׁ three years old Genesis 15:9 + 1 Samuel 1:24 (read with ᵐ5 Th We etc. בְּפַר מְשֻׁלָּשׁ for בְּפָרִם שְׁלשָׁה), feminine מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת Genesis 15:9 (twice in verse); הַחוּט הַמְשֻׁלָּשׁ Ecclesiastes 4:12 the threefold cord; female plural מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֺת Ezekiel 42:6 three-storied chambers.

List of Word Forms

הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ המשלש וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃ וישלשו׃ ושלשת מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙ משלש משלשות משלשת שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ שלשו ham·šul·lāš hamshulLash hamšullāš mə·šul·lā·šō·wṯ mə·šul·lāš mə·šul·le·šeṯ meshulLash meshullashOt meshulLeshet məšullāš məšullāšōwṯ məšullešeṯ šal·lê·šū šallêšū shalLeshu vayshalLeshu veshillashTa way·šal·lê·šū wayšallêšū wə·šil·laš·tā wəšillaštā