Lexical Summary shelishi: Third Original Word: שְׁלִישִׁי Strong's Exhaustive Concordance third part, rank, time, three years old Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) -- third (part, rank, time), three (years old). see HEBREW shalowsh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as shalosh Definition third (an ord. number) NASB Translation Eglath-shelishiyah* (2), one third (6), third (92), third part (1), third time (3), thirty (1), three (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שְׁלִישִׁי masculine שְׁלִישִׁית feminine adjective ordinal number108 third; — יוֺם שְׁלִישִׁי Genesis 1:13 31t., etc. (64 t., rarely שְׁלִשִׁי); plural שְׁלִשִׁים (third 50, set of messengers, etc.) 1 Samuel 19:21; 2 Kings 1:13 4t.; בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית 1 Kings 18:1 4t., etc. (33 t.; sometimes שְׁלִשִׁית, שְׁלִשִׁת, etc.); = third part, a third 2 Samuel 18:2 (3 t. in verse) + 13 t., + (construct) Numbers 15:6 4t., + שְׁלִשִׁתֵיךְ (Ges§ 91l) Ezekiel 5:12 third part of thee; = third time 1 Samuel 3:8; also שְׁלִישִׁיָּה Isaiah 19:24 third (on par with other two); בַּשְּׁלִישִׁים Ezekiel 42:3 in the thirds, i.e. third story; — ׳עֶגְלַת שׁ Ezekiel 15:5; Jeremiah 48:34, see ׳ע p. 722. — שְׁלִישִׁ֫תָה Ezekiel 21:19 is corrupt and doubtful; Krae proposes וְשֻׁלְּשָׁה the sword shall be doubled and trebled; other conjectures in Co Toy. 1 Samuel 20:5 strike out ׳הַשּׁ ᵐ5 We Dr and others, so 1 Samuel 20:12. 2 Samuel 23:18 read הַשְּׁלשִׁם ᵑ6 We Dr and others Topical Lexicon Overview of UsageUsed roughly 108 times, שְׁלִישִׁי identifies the third element in a sequence or a third part of a whole. It touches days, months, years, ranks, fractions, military units, genealogies, and ritual timing, threading a unified biblical motif of three that communicates completeness, confirmation, and covenant fidelity. The Third Day • Creation: “And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.” (Genesis 1:13). These cumulative “third day” events prefigure the climactic resurrection of Jesus Christ, revealing an underlying salvific pattern that moves from preparation through crisis to life. The Third Year Every third year Israel brought a special tithe for Levites, strangers, orphans, and widows: “When you have finished tithing a tenth of all your produce in the third year…” (Deuteronomy 26:12). The calendar embedded social compassion into Israel’s economic rhythms. Royal and prophetic narratives also signal turning points by a king’s “third year” (e.g., 1 Kings 18:1). The Third Month “In the third month…the Israelites came to the Wilderness of Sinai” (Exodus 19:1). Redemption at Passover quickly led to covenant instruction, reminding worshipers that salvation and sanctification are inseparable. A Third Part—Purification and Judgment • Ezekiel 5:2 divides the prophet’s hair three ways—fire, sword, scattering—portraying measured judgment. God’s arithmetic weds justice and mercy: one-third survives to be purified, two-thirds fall in judgment. Third in Order and Rank Genealogies and rosters frequently mention the “third” son or official, underscoring orderly succession (e.g., 1 Chronicles 3:2, 1 Chronicles 27:5). The term thereby safeguards historical accuracy and covenant lineage. Military and Administrative Divisions Leaders regularly deploy forces in thirds for strategic balance: • Gideon’s three companies (Judges 7:16). The pattern shows prudent stewardship and reinforces the biblical theme that “a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Cultic Regulations • Sacrificial meat left to the third day must be burned (Leviticus 7:17). The timing guards holiness, linking time-bound obedience with ritual purity. Prophetic and Covenantal Dimensions Shelishi structures prophetic chronology (Isaiah 16:14) and post-exilic hope (Zechariah 13:8-9). Its fractional use anticipates the one-third judgments of Revelation 8–9, demonstrating the coherence of redemptive history. Christological Foreshadowing The Old Testament’s third-day pattern culminates in the gospel declaration “that Christ was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4). Creation’s fruitfulness, Abraham’s obedience, Sinai’s revelation, Jonah’s entombment, Hezekiah’s healing, and Hosea’s prophecy converge in the resurrection, affirming the reliability and unity of Scripture. Practical Ministry Implications 1. Expectation of Life: God often brings new life after a “third-day” season of waiting. Shelishi thus enriches biblical theology, historical narrative, worship practice, and pastoral exhortation, demonstrating how God orders time, events, and people to reveal His redemptive purposes. Forms and Transliterations בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בַּשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ בשלישי בשלשים׃ בשלשית הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑ית הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ת הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֮ הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑י הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֣י הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨ית הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה השלישי השלישי׃ השלישית השלישת השלשה השלשי השלשי׃ השלשים׃ השלשית השלשית׃ וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ וְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥ית וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ וּשְׁלִישִׁ֧ת וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים והשלישי והשלישית והשלשי והשלשית והשלשית׃ והשלשת ושלישת ושלשים שְׁלִ֣ישִׁיָּ֔ה שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ שְׁלִישִׁ֑י שְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙ שְׁלִישִׁ֥ית שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית שְׁלִשִׁ֣ית שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְ שלישי שלישי׃ שלישיה שלישית שלישתה שלשיה שלשים שלשית שלשתיך baš·šə·lî·šî baš·šə·li·šîm baš·šə·li·šîṯ bashsheliShi bashsheliShim bashsheliShit baššəlîšî baššəlišîm baššəlišîṯ haš·šə·li·šî haš·šə·lî·šî haš·šə·li·šîm haš·šə·li·šîṯ haš·šə·lî·šiṯ haš·šə·lî·šîṯ haš·šə·lō·šāh hashsheliShi hashsheliShim hashsheliShit hashsheloShah haššəlišî haššəlîšî haššəlišîm haššəlišîṯ haššəlîšiṯ haššəlîšîṯ haššəlōšāh šə·lî·šî šə·lî·ši·ṯāh šə·li·ši·ṯêḵ šə·li·šî·yāh šə·lî·šî·yāh šə·li·šîm šə·li·šîṯ šə·lî·šîṯ šəlîšî šəlišîm šəlišîṯ šəlîšîṯ šəlîšiṯāh šəlišiṯêḵ šəlišîyāh šəlîšîyāh sheliShi sheliShim sheliShit sheliShitah shelishiTeich shelishiYah ū·šə·li·šîm ū·šə·lî·šiṯ ūšəlišîm ūšəlîšiṯ usheliShim usheliShit vehashsheliShi Vehashshelishit wə·haš·šə·li·šî wə·haš·šə·lî·šî wə·haš·šə·li·šiṯ wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ wə·haš·šə·lî·šîṯ wəhaššəlišî wəhaššəlîšî wəhaššəlišiṯ wəhaššəlišîṯ wəhaššəlîšîṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:13 HEB: בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ פ NAS: and there was morning, a third day. KJV: and the morning were the third day. INT: morning day A third Genesis 2:14 Genesis 6:16 Genesis 22:4 Genesis 31:22 Genesis 32:19 Genesis 34:25 Genesis 40:20 Genesis 42:18 Exodus 19:1 Exodus 19:11 Exodus 19:11 Exodus 19:16 Exodus 28:19 Exodus 39:12 Leviticus 7:17 Leviticus 7:18 Leviticus 19:6 Leviticus 19:7 Numbers 2:24 Numbers 7:24 Numbers 15:6 Numbers 15:7 Numbers 19:12 Numbers 19:12 108 Occurrences |
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