7969. shalosh

Lexicon

shalosh: Three

Original Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: shalowsh
Pronunciation: shah-LOHSH
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-loshe')
Definition: Three
Meaning: three, third, thrice

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fork, oftentimes, third, thirteen three, thrice

Or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) Thrice -- + fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare shaliysh.

see HEBREW shaliysh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a three, triad
NASB Translation
1,335* (1), 1,365* (1), 123* (2), 13* (1), 153,600* (1), 2,300* (1), 2,322* (1), 22,273* (1), 223* (2), 23,000* (1), 273* (1), 3,000* (11), 3,023* (2), 3,200* (1), 3,300* (2), 3,600* (2), 3,630* (1), 3,700* (1), 3,930* (1), 300* (11), 300,000* (4), 307,500* (1), 320* (2), 323* (2), 324* (1), 328* (1), 337,500* (2), 345* (2), 372* (2), 392* (2), 42,360* (2), 43,730* (1), 53,400* (3), 59,300* (2), 603,550* (2), 623* (1), 64,300* (1), 7,337* (2), 743* (2), 973* (2), forks* (1), oftentimes* (1), third (11), thirteen* (12), thirteenth* (11), thirty (2), thirty-three* (7), three (267), three things (6), three-pronged* (1), three-tenths* (8), three-year-old (1), twenty-third* (7), twenty-three* (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה₄₃₀

noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI²; שלשן30MI²; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ Hom^{Chr 47, 124}, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.^{47, A. u. A. ii. 175} SabDenkm^{No. 31, 8}; Arabic , ; Ethiopic Aramaic תְּלָתָא, ; Nabataean תלת Lzb³⁷⁷; Palmyrene תלת (in תלת מאה) Reckend^{ZMg xiii (1888), 408}; see also Kö^{ii. 1. 208}); — masculine שָׁלשׁ וֺשׁ- rare, chiefly late), with

noun feminine Amos 4:8 90t., also construct שְׁלשׁ Genesis 18:6 65t. (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 149t., also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 92t. (3 1013are 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, שָׁלשׁ51t., e.g. אַמוֺת ׳שׁ Exodus 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ 1 Kings 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה90t., 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 17t.; noun omitted 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 24:12 42t.

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 7t. (Ges^{§ 134o}).

2 13, with

noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Genesis 17:25; 1 Kings 7:1 #NAME? Genesis 14:4 ( שְׁלשֿׁ), Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:3; before ערים Joshua 21:19; after, Joshua 19:16 3t., before עִיר Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:11; with

noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before מָּרִים 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.

3300= שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:22 59t. (1 Chronicles 11:11 perhaps intentional change [HPS^Sm] from שְׁמֹנֶה "" 2 Samuel 23:8 which certainly original, Vrss Th We Dr and modern); 3000 = שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Exodus 32:28 28t.

4 c. tens, ׳שׁ following Numbers 1:43 11t., precedes Leviticus 12:4 17t., + (as ordinal) 3 20 Jeremiah 52:30 3t.; 20 32Ki Jeremiah 12:7 2t.

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be threefold.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G5140 (τρεῖς, treis): The Greek equivalent for the cardinal number three.
• G5154 (τρίτος, tritos): The Greek equivalent for the ordinal number third.

These Greek entries reflect the same numerical concepts found in the Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ, illustrating the continuity of numerical symbolism across the Old and New Testaments.

Usage: The term שָׁלוֹשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the number three, the ordinal third, or to indicate something occurring three times. It appears in various contexts, including counting, measurements, and time periods.

Context: • The Hebrew word שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalosh) is a cardinal number used extensively throughout the Old Testament. It signifies the number three, which often carries symbolic meaning in biblical texts, representing completeness or divine perfection.
• In Genesis 18:2, Abraham sees "three men" standing nearby, who are later revealed to be divine visitors. This instance underscores the significance of the number three in conveying divine presence or action.
• The number three is also used in legal and ritual contexts, such as in Exodus 23:14, where the Israelites are commanded to hold "three annual feasts" to the LORD, emphasizing the importance of regular worship and remembrance.
• In prophetic literature, the number three can denote a period of testing or trial, as seen in Jonah 1:17, where Jonah spends "three days and three nights" in the belly of the great fish.
• The ordinal form, "third," is used in various contexts, such as in the division of time (e.g., "the third day") or in genealogical records to indicate birth order.
• The repetition of actions or events three times often signifies emphasis or certainty, as in the thrice-repeated call of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:8.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁ בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩ בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ בַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ בשלושה בשלושה׃ בשלש בשלש־ בשלשה בשלשה׃ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔ה הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ השלושה השלש השלשה וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ וְשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩ וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה֩ ובשלש־ ובשלשת ולשלש ושלוש ושלוש׃ ושלושה ושלש ושלש־ ושלש׃ ושלשה ושלשה׃ ושלשת יָמִ֣ים ימים כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת כִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת כמשלש כשלשת לְשָׁל֨וֹשׁ לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֑ם לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ לִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת לִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה לוש לשלוש לשלש לשלשה לשלשת לשלשתם שְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩ שְׁל֥וֹשׁ שְׁלָ֨שׁ־ שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖ם שְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם׃ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֤שׁ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֧שׁ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־ שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ שְׁלֹשׁ־ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ שָֽׁלֹשׁ־ שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ שָׁל֑וֹשׁ שָׁל֔וֹשׁ שָׁל֕וֹשׁ שָׁל֖וֹשׁ שָׁל֗וֹשׁ שָׁל֜וֹשׁ שָׁל֣וֹשׁ שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁל֥וֹשׁ שָׁל֧וֹשׁ שָׁל֨וֹשׁ שָׁלֹ֔שׁ שָׁלֹ֕שׁ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁלֹ֧שׁ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ שָׁלֹשׁ֩ שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ שָׁלוֹשׁ֩ שלוש שלוש׃ שלושה שלש שלש־ שלש׃ שלשה שלשה־ שלשה׃ שלשת שלשת־ שלשתכם שלשתם׃ baš·šə·lō·šāh baš·šə·lō·wō·šāh bashsheloShah baššəlōšāh baššəlōwōšāh bə·šā·lōš bəšālōš beshaLosh biš·lō·šāh biš·lō·wō·šāh biš·lōš biš·lōš- bishLosh bishloShah bišlōš bišlōš- bišlōšāh bišlōwōšāh haš·šā·lōš haš·šə·lō·šāh haš·šə·lō·wō·šāh hashshaLosh hashsheloShah haššālōš haššəlōšāh haššəlōwōšāh kə·miš·lōš kemishLosh kəmišlōš kiš·lō·šeṯ kishLoshet kišlōšeṯ lə·šā·lō·wōš lə·šā·lōš ləšālōš ləšālōwōš leshaLoosh leshaLosh liš·lā·šə·tām liš·lō·šāh liš·lō·šeṯ liš·lōš lishlasheTam lishLosh lishloShah lishLoshet lišlāšətām lišlōš lišlōšāh lišlōšeṯ lō·wōš loosh lōwōš šā·lō·wōš šā·lōš šā·lōš- šālōš šālōš- šālōwōš šə·lā·šə·tām šə·lā·šə·tə·ḵem šə·lāš- šə·lō·šāh šə·lō·šāh- šə·lō·šeṯ šə·lō·šeṯ- šə·lō·wō·šāh šə·lō·wōš šə·lōš šə·lōš- šəlāš- šəlāšətām šəlāšətəḵem šəlōš šəlōš- šəlōšāh šəlōšāh- šəlōšeṯ šəlōšeṯ- šəlōwōš šəlōwōšāh shaLoosh shaLosh shaloVosh sheLash shelasheTam shelasheteChem sheLoosh sheLosh sheloShah sheLoshet ū·ḇiš·lō·šeṯ ū·ḇiš·lōš- ū·šə·lō·šāh ū·šə·lō·šeṯ ū·šə·lō·wō·šāh ū·šə·lōš ū·šə·lōš- ūḇišlōš- ūḇišlōšeṯ ūšəlōš ūšəlōš- ūšəlōšāh ūšəlōšeṯ ūšəlōwōšāh usheLosh usheloShah usheLoshet uvishlosh uvishLoshet velishLosh veshaLoosh veshaLosh veshaloVosh wə·liš·lōš wə·šā·lō·wōš wə·šā·lōš wəlišlōš wəšālōš wəšālōwōš yā·mîm yaMim yāmîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 5:22
HEB: אֶת־ מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: walked with God three hundred years
KJV: Methuselah three hundred
INT: became of Methuselah three hundred years

Genesis 5:23
HEB: וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃
NAS: of Enoch were three hundred
KJV: of Enoch were three hundred
INT: sixty years were three hundred years

Genesis 6:10
HEB: וַיּ֥וֹלֶד נֹ֖חַ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים אֶת־
NAS: became the father of three sons:
KJV: And Noah begat three sons, Shem,
INT: became Noah of three sons Shem

Genesis 6:15
HEB: תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֹתָ֑הּ שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אַמָּ֗ה
NAS: of the ark three hundred
KJV: of the ark [shall be] three hundred
INT: is how shall make three hundred cubits

Genesis 7:13
HEB: וְאֵ֣שֶׁת נֹ֗חַ וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת נְשֵֽׁי־ בָנָ֛יו
NAS: wife and the three wives
KJV: wife, and the three wives
INT: wife and Noah's and the three wives of his sons

Genesis 9:19
HEB: שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵי־
NAS: These three [were] the sons of Noah,
KJV: These [are] the three sons of Noah:
INT: three These the sons

Genesis 9:28
HEB: אַחַ֣ר הַמַּבּ֑וּל שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה
NAS: Noah lived three hundred and fifty
KJV: the flood three hundred
INT: after the flood three hundred years

Genesis 11:13
HEB: אֶת־ שֶׁ֔לַח שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע
NAS: four hundred and three years after
KJV: hundred and three years,
INT: became of Shelah and three years four

Genesis 11:15
HEB: אֶת־ עֵ֔בֶר שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע
NAS: four hundred and three years after
KJV: hundred and three years,
INT: became of Eber and three years four

Genesis 14:4
HEB: אֶת־ כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה
NAS: Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year
INT: had served Chedorlaomer three ten year

Genesis 14:14
HEB: שְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף
NAS: in his house, three hundred
KJV: in his own house, three hundred
INT: eight teen three hundred and went

Genesis 17:25
HEB: בְּנ֔וֹ בֶּן־ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: his son was thirteen years
INT: his son old three ten years

Genesis 18:2
HEB: וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים
NAS: behold, three men
KJV: and looked, and, lo, three men
INT: and looked behold three men were standing

Genesis 18:6
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַהֲרִ֞י שְׁלֹ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קֶ֣מַח
NAS: Quickly, prepare three measures
KJV: Make ready quickly three measures
INT: and said Quickly three measures meal

Genesis 29:2
HEB: וְהִנֵּה־ שָׁ֞ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עֶדְרֵי־ צֹאן֙
NAS: and behold, three flocks
KJV: in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks
INT: and behold there three flocks of sheep

Genesis 29:34
HEB: יָלַ֥דְתִּי ל֖וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים עַל־
NAS: I have borne him three sons.
KJV: unto me, because I have born him three sons:
INT: because have borne three sons and

Genesis 30:36
HEB: וַיָּ֗שֶׂם דֶּ֚רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים בֵּינ֖וֹ
NAS: And he put [a distance of] three days'
KJV: And he set three days' journey
INT: put journey three days' between

Genesis 38:24
HEB: וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַיֻּגַּ֨ד
NAS: Now it was about three months
KJV: And it came to pass about three months
INT: become three months was informed

Genesis 40:10
HEB: וּבַגֶּ֖פֶן שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה שָׂרִיגִ֑ם וְהִ֤יא
NAS: and on the vine [were] three branches.
KJV: And in the vine [were] three branches:
INT: the vine three branches it was

Genesis 40:12
HEB: זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
NAS: is the interpretation of it: the three branches
KJV: unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches
INT: This is the interpretation the three branches are three

Genesis 40:12
HEB: שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
NAS: branches are three days;
KJV: branches [are] three days:
INT: the three branches are three days like

Genesis 40:13
HEB: בְּע֣וֹד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים יִשָּׂ֤א
NAS: within three more days
KJV: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh
INT: more three days will lift

Genesis 40:16
HEB: בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י וְהִנֵּ֗ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה סַלֵּ֥י חֹרִ֖י
NAS: and behold, [there were] three baskets
KJV: [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white
INT: dream and behold three baskets of white

Genesis 40:18
HEB: זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַסַּלִּ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
NAS: is its interpretation: the three baskets
KJV: This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets
INT: This interpretation the three baskets are three

Genesis 40:18
HEB: שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַסַּלִּ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
NAS: the three baskets are three days;
KJV: baskets [are] three days:
INT: the three baskets are three days like

429 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7969
429 Occurrences

baš·šə·lō·šāh — 2 Occ.
bə·šā·lōš — 1 Occ.
biš·lōš — 2 Occ.
biš·lō·šāh — 10 Occ.
haš·šā·lōš — 1 Occ.
haš·šə·lō·šāh — 9 Occ.
kə·miš·lōš — 1 Occ.
kiš·lō·šeṯ — 4 Occ.
lə·šā·lō·wōš — 1 Occ.
lə·šā·lōš — 1 Occ.
liš·lā·šə·tām — 2 Occ.
liš·lōš — 1 Occ.
liš·lō·šāh — 4 Occ.
liš·lō·šeṯ — 7 Occ.
lō·wōš — 1 Occ.
šā·lō·wōš — 21 Occ.
šā·lōš — 47 Occ.
šā·lō·wōš — 2 Occ.
šə·lāš- — 1 Occ.
šə·lā·šə·tām — 1 Occ.
šə·lā·šə·tə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
šə·lō·wōš — 1 Occ.
šə·lōš — 61 Occ.
šə·lō·šāh — 100 Occ.
šə·lō·šeṯ — 71 Occ.
ū·šə·lōš — 12 Occ.
ū·šə·lō·šāh — 33 Occ.
ū·šə·lō·šeṯ — 11 Occ.
ū·ḇiš·lōš- — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇiš·lō·šeṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·liš·lōš — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·lō·wōš — 3 Occ.
wə·šā·lōš — 11 Occ.
wə·šā·lō·wōš — 2 Occ.
yā·mîm — 1 Occ.