8531. telath

Lexicon

telath: Three

Original Word: תְּלַת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tlath
Pronunciation: teh-LAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-ath')
Definition: Three
Meaning: a tertiary rank

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

third

(Aramaic) from tlath; a tertiary rank -- third.

see HEBREW tlath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from telath
Definition
a third part
NASB Translation
third (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[תְלַּתּ] noun [masculine] a third part (so ᵑ7 תֻלְּתָֿ, תַּלְתָּא, Syriac , Nabataean תלת SAC¹²¹, Arabic , , Assyrian šulultu (= šuluštu) Meissn^{Suppl. 95}, compare Dl^WB; see also M^88* Dr^{Daniel 5:7}); — emphatic תַּלְתָּא adverb as one of three Daniel 5:16,29 (Bev the third day, every three days, see So in M⁸⁸ *).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic origin, corresponding to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalosh), meaning "three."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 5154: τρίτος (tritos) • meaning "third."
• Strong's Greek Number 5153: τριταῖος (tritaios) • meaning "third day" or "third time."

These Greek entries correspond to the concept of "third" in sequence or rank, similar to the Aramaic תְּלַת.

Usage: This Aramaic term is used in the context of describing something that is third in sequence or rank. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Daniel.

Context: The Aramaic word תְּלַת (telat) is used in the context of the book of Daniel, which contains sections written in Aramaic. This term is employed to denote a position or rank that is third in order. In Daniel 5:7, 16, and 29, the word is used to describe the position offered to anyone who could interpret the writing on the wall. The Berean Standard Bible translates this as "third highest ruler" in the kingdom. This reflects the historical context of the Babylonian and Medo-Persian empires, where ranks and positions were often structured in hierarchical order. The use of תְּלַת highlights the importance of the position being offered, as it was a significant rank within the royal administration.

Forms and Transliterations

וְתַלְתָּ֥א ותלתא תַּלְתָּ֖א תלתא tal·tā talTa taltā vetalTa wə·ṯal·tā wəṯaltā

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 5:16
HEB: עַֽל־ צַוְּארָ֔ךְ וְתַלְתָּ֥א בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א תִּשְׁלַֽט׃
NAS: and you will have authority as the third [ruler] in the kingdom.
KJV: thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler
INT: about your neck as the third the kingdom will have

Daniel 5:29
HEB: לֶהֱוֵ֥א שַׁלִּ֛יט תַּלְתָּ֖א בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃
NAS: authority as the third [ruler] in the kingdom.
KJV: him, that he should be the third ruler
INT: he had authority as the third the kingdom

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8531
2 Occurrences

tal·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯal·tā — 1 Occ.