Strong’s H7991
שָׁלִישׁ — shâlîysh
שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh, Strong’s H7991) means: a triple, i.
a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)
- H7991
- /shaw-leesh'/
- 20× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shâlîysh
- Pronunciation
- shaw-leesh'
- Occurrences
- 20
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׁלִישׁ
- Definition
- a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)
- Derivation
- or שָׁלוֹשׁ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);
- King James Version renders it as
- captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
Derived from
- שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwshH7969 · three · 431×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shâlîysh (20 times in all).
Sources
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