8532. telath or telathah

Lexicon

telath or telathah: Three

Original Word: תְּלָת
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: tlath
Pronunciation: teh-LAHT or teh-lah-TAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-awth')
Definition: Three
Meaning: three, third

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

third, three

(Aramaic) masculine tlathah (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'}; or tlatha (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'}; corresponding to shalowsh; three or third -- third, three.

see HEBREW shalowsh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to shalosh
Definition
three
NASB Translation
third (1), three (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּלָת noun masculine, תְּלָתָה feminine, three (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁלשָֽׁ, שִׁלשָׁה); — masculine תְּלָת before feminine plural noun Daniel 7:5; feminine noun omitted Daniel 7:8; Daniel 7:20; feminine תְּלָתָה before masculine plural noun Dan <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Daniel 7:24; after, Daniel 3:24; Daniel 6:3; Daniel 6:11; Daniel 6:14, so אָ֯ Ezra 6:4; יוֺם תְּלָתָה Ezra 6:15 third day; suffix תְּלָתֵּהוֺן (K^{§ 65, Anm,1}) Daniel 3:23 the three of them.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic, corresponding to the Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalosh)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G3313 (μέρος, meros), which means "part" or "portion." While not a direct numerical equivalent, it is related in the sense of division or portioning, which can conceptually align with the idea of a third part or division.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Aramaic term תְּלָת as used in the biblical text, reflecting its significance in the narrative and theological context of the Scriptures.

Usage: This term is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to denote the number three or to indicate the third in a sequence.

Context: • The Aramaic term תְּלָת (telat) appears in the context of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain sections written in Aramaic. This term is used to express the cardinal number three or to denote the ordinal position of third.
• In the book of Daniel, תְּלָת is used in narratives that describe events and visions, often involving sequences or groupings of three. For example, in Daniel 3:23, the term is used to describe the three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who were thrown into the fiery furnace.
• The use of תְּלָת in these contexts highlights the significance of the number three in biblical literature, often symbolizing completeness or divine perfection.
• The term is also found in the book of Ezra, where it is used in the context of the rebuilding of the temple and the return of the exiles, emphasizing the structured and ordered nature of these events.

Forms and Transliterations

וּתְלָ֗ת וּתְלָ֥ת וּתְלָתָ֥ה ותלת ותלתה תְּלָ֑ת תְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹן תְּלָתָ֔א תְּלָתָ֖ה תְּלָתָ֜א תְּלָתָ֨ה תְּלָתָה֙ תלת תלתא תלתה תלתהון tə·lā·ṯā tə·lā·ṯāh tə·lāṯ tə·lāt·tê·hō·wn teLat təlāṯ telaTa təlāṯā telaTah təlāṯāh teLatteHon təlāttêhōwn ū·ṯə·lā·ṯāh ū·ṯə·lāṯ uteLat ūṯəlāṯ utelaTah ūṯəlāṯāh

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 6:4
HEB: אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי־
NAS: with three layers of huge
KJV: [With] three rows of great
INT: stones of huge three layer forasmuch

Ezra 6:15
HEB: עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר
NAS: was completed on the third day
KJV: on the third day
INT: on day the third of the month Adar

Daniel 3:23
HEB: וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ תְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹן שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ
NAS: But these three men, Shadrach,
KJV: And these three men, Shadrach,
INT: men these three Shadrach Meshach

Daniel 3:24
HEB: הֲלָא֩ גֻבְרִ֨ין תְּלָתָ֜א רְמֵ֤ינָא לְגוֹא־
NAS: to his high officials, Was it not three men
KJV: Did not we cast three men bound
INT: did not men three cast the midst

Daniel 6:2
HEB: מִנְּהוֹן֙ סָרְכִ֣ין תְּלָתָ֔א דִּ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל
NAS: and over them three commissioners
KJV: these three presidents;
INT: these commissioners three whom Daniel

Daniel 6:10
HEB: יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְזִמְנִין֩ תְּלָתָ֨ה בְיוֹמָ֜א ה֣וּא ׀
NAS: on his knees three times
KJV: upon his knees three times a day,
INT: Jerusalem times three A day he

Daniel 6:13
HEB: רְשַׁ֑מְתָּ וְזִמְנִ֤ין תְּלָתָה֙ בְּיוֹמָ֔א בָּעֵ֖א
NAS: his petition three times
KJV: his petition three times
INT: signed times three A day making

Daniel 7:5
HEB: חַד֙ הֳקִמַ֔ת וּתְלָ֥ת עִלְעִ֛ין בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ
NAS: side, and three ribs
KJV: side, and [it had] three ribs
INT: one raised and three ribs mouth

Daniel 7:8
HEB: (בֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ן ק) וּתְלָ֗ת מִן־ קַרְנַיָּא֙
NAS: up among them, and three of the first
KJV: before whom there were three of
INT: came among and three of horns

Daniel 7:20
HEB: (קֳדָמַ֖הּ ק) תְּלָ֑ת וְקַרְנָ֨א דִכֵּ֜ן
NAS: up, and before which three [of them] fell,
KJV: and before whom three fell;
INT: than before three horn that

Daniel 7:24
HEB: מִן־ קַדְמָיֵ֔א וּתְלָתָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃
NAS: and will subdue three kings.
KJV: and he shall subdue three kings.
INT: from the previous three kings and will subdue

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8532
11 Occurrences

tə·lāṯ — 1 Occ.
tə·lā·ṯā — 3 Occ.
tə·lā·ṯāh — 3 Occ.
tə·lāt·tê·hō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·lāṯ — 2 Occ.
ū·ṯə·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.