8032. shilshowm
Strong's Lexicon
shilshowm: The day before yesterday, previously, formerly

Original Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: shilshowm
Pronunciation: shil-SHOME
Phonetic Spelling: (shil-shome')
Definition: The day before yesterday, previously, formerly
Meaning: trebly, day before yesterday

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁלַשׁ (shalash), meaning "three" or "third."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shilshowm," the concept of past time is often expressed in Greek using terms like πάλαι (palai, G3819) meaning "long ago" or "formerly."

Usage: The Hebrew word "shilshowm" is used to denote a time reference to the past, specifically indicating "the day before yesterday" or a more general sense of "formerly" or "previously." It is often used in the context of recounting past events or establishing a timeline in narratives.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, time was often measured in relation to significant events or periods. The use of "shilshowm" reflects a practical approach to timekeeping, where specific days were referenced in relation to the present. This term would have been particularly useful in oral traditions and storytelling, where precise dating was less common than in modern times.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שִׁלְשֹׁם and (less often) שִׁלְשׁוֺם25

adverb = three days ago, specifically day before yesterday (Köii. 1. 255 f. LagBN 20 Anm. BaNB § 216 b); — in phrase ׳תְּמוֺל שׁ Exodus 5:8 yesterday (and) day before, idiomatic for hitherto, so Ruth 2:11, ׳אֶתְמוֺל שׁ 1 Samuel 4:7; ׳שׁ ׳כִּת Genesis 31:2,5 (E), Exodus 5:7,14 (J), 2 Kings 13:5, compare 1 Samuel 14:21; 1 Samuel 19:7; ׳גַּםשֿׁ ׳גַּםתֿ Exodus 4:10 (J), 2 Samuel 3:17; 1 Chronicles 11:2, compare 2 Samuel 5:2; ׳שׁ ׳מִתּ from aforetime, previously Exodus 21:29,36 (E), Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:4,6; Joshua 4:18 (J), Joshua 3:4; Joshua 20:5 (both R), compare 1 Samuel 10:11; ׳שׁ ׳כִּת 1 Samuel 21:6 as formerly (but Bu ׳שׁ ׳מִתּ = for some days). — ׳שׁ Proverbs 22:20 Kt is difficult; Qr שָׁלִשִׁים (see III. שָׁלִישׁ) is impossible; supply perhaps תְּמוֺל have I not thee heretofore, etc.?

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
before that time, heretofore, three days, time past

Or shilshom {shil-shome'}; from the same as Shelesh; trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday -- + before (that time, - time), excellent things (from the margin), + heretofore, three days, + time past.

see HEBREW Shelesh

Forms and Transliterations
מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם משלשם שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם שִׁלְשֹׁ֗ם שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹם שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים שלישים שלשום שלשום׃ שלשם שלשם׃ miš·šil·šōm mishshilShom miššilšōm šā·lî·šîm šālîšîm shaliShim shilShom šil·šō·wm šil·šōm šilšōm šilšōwm
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Genesis 31:2
HEB: עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
KJV: and, behold, it [was] not toward him as before.
INT: toward formerly before

Genesis 31:5
HEB: אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י
KJV: that it [is] not toward me as before; but the God
INT: toward formerly before the God of my father

Exodus 4:10
HEB: מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז
NAS: recently nor in time past, nor since
INT: before nor time nor since

Exodus 5:7
HEB: הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם הֵ֚ם יֵֽלְכ֔וּ
INT: brick before before that time themselves go

Exodus 5:8
HEB: עֹשִׂ֨ים תְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ תָּשִׂ֣ימוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
INT: were making before before that time shall impose and

Exodus 5:14
HEB: לִלְבֹּן֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם־ תְּמ֖וֹל
INT: making yesterday before that time either yesterday

Exodus 21:29
HEB: ה֜וּא מִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗ם וְהוּעַ֤ד בִּבְעָלָיו֙
INT: he before before that time has been warned owner

Exodus 21:36
HEB: הוּא֙ מִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּ
INT: he before before that time has not confined

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹם וְנָ֗ס אֶל־
NAS: having enmity toward him in time past;
KJV: him not in times past; and that fleeing
INT: enmity past time fleeing to

Deuteronomy 19:4
HEB: ל֖וֹ מִתְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃
KJV: whom he hated not in time past;
INT: hating time past

Deuteronomy 19:6
HEB: ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
KJV: he hated him not in time past.
INT: he time past

Joshua 3:4
HEB: בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ ס
INT: way before before that time

Joshua 4:18
HEB: וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כִתְמוֹל־ שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם עַל־ כָּל־
KJV: as [they did] before.
INT: and went as before over all

Joshua 20:5
HEB: ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
INT: he before before that time

Ruth 2:11
HEB: יָדַ֖עַתְּ תְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
INT: know before before that time

1 Samuel 4:7
HEB: כָּזֹ֖את אֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃
INT: likewise before time before that time

1 Samuel 10:11
HEB: יֽוֹדְעוֹ֙ מֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם וַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה
INT: knew before time before that time saw now

1 Samuel 14:21
HEB: לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ כְּאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָל֥וּ
KJV: before that time, which went up
INT: the Philistines before time who went

1 Samuel 19:7
HEB: לְפָנָ֖יו כְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ ס
NAS: and he was in his presence as formerly.
INT: his presence before time before that time

1 Samuel 21:6
HEB: לָ֙נוּ֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם בְּצֵאתִ֕י וַיִּהְי֥וּ
INT: be able before before that time after become

2 Samuel 3:17
HEB: תְּמוֹל֙ גַּם־ שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞ם מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים
KJV: in times past [to be] king
INT: times again past had were seeking

2 Samuel 5:2
HEB: אֶתְמ֣וֹל גַּם־ שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם בִּהְי֨וֹת שָׁא֥וּל
INT: before time again before that time become Saul

2 Kings 13:5
HEB: בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
NAS: lived in their tents as formerly.
INT: their tents before before that time

1 Chronicles 11:2
HEB: תְּמ֣וֹל גַּם־ שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם גַּ֚ם בִּהְי֣וֹת
KJV: And moreover in time past, even when Saul
INT: time even past even become

Proverbs 22:20
HEB: [שִׁלְשֹׁום כ] (שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים ק) בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת
KJV: Have not I written to thee excellent things
INT: not written before that time of counsels and knowledge

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8032
25 Occurrences


miš·šil·šōm — 1 Occ.
šā·lî·šîm — 1 Occ.
šil·šō·wm — 23 Occ.















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