Strong's Lexicon shalosh: Three Original Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to be three" or "to triple." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5140 (τρεῖς, treis): The Greek equivalent for the number three, used in the New Testament. Usage: The Hebrew word "shalosh" is used to denote the number three. It appears frequently in the Old Testament to indicate a count of three items, people, or units of time. It is often used in contexts involving measurements, genealogies, and narrative sequences. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, numbers often held symbolic significance. The number three is associated with completeness and stability. It is seen in various aspects of life and religious practice, such as the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), the three annual pilgrimage festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot), and the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Torah, Prophets, and Writings). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a three, triad NASB Translation 1,335* (1), 1,365* (1), 123* (2), 13* (1), 153,600* (1), 2,300* (1), 2,322* (1), 22,273* (1), 223* (2), 23,000* (1), 273* (1), 3,000* (11), 3,023* (2), 3,200* (1), 3,300* (2), 3,600* (2), 3,630* (1), 3,700* (1), 3,930* (1), 300* (11), 300,000* (4), 307,500* (1), 320* (2), 323* (2), 324* (1), 328* (1), 337,500* (2), 345* (2), 372* (2), 392* (2), 42,360* (2), 43,730* (1), 53,400* (3), 59,300* (2), 603,550* (2), 623* (1), 64,300* (1), 7,337* (2), 743* (2), 973* (2), forks* (1), oftentimes* (1), third (11), thirteen* (12), thirteenth* (11), thirty (2), thirty-three* (7), three (267), three things (6), three-pronged* (1), three-tenths* (8), three-year-old (1), twenty-third* (7), twenty-three* (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה430 noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI2; שלשן30MI2; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ HomChr 47, 124, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.47, A. u. A. ii. 175 SabDenkmNo. 31, 8; Arabic noun feminine Amos 4:8 90t., also construct שְׁלשׁ Genesis 18:6 65t. (but Genesis 38:24 read perhaps שְׁלשֶׁת Samaritan, compare Di and others), שְׁלָשֿׁ Exodus 21:11; feminine שְׁלשָׁה (וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), with noun masculine Genesis 6:10 149t., also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 92t. (3 1013are additional; on rare exceptions to rule of Gender compare Ges§ 97c), suffix שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶם Numbers 12:4, שְׁלָשְׁתָּם Numbers 12:4; Ezekiel 40:10; Ezekiel 41:16; — three (Hexateuch chiefly P): 1 no other number: a. before plural noun, שָׁלשׁ51t., e.g. אַמוֺת ׳שׁ Exodus 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה ׳שׁ 1 Kings 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה90t., e.g. Genesis 18:2 + (so always שְׁלשׁ, שְׁלשֶׁת; read מִשְׁלשֶׁת Genesis 38:24 Sam Di; = ׳מִשְּׁ, from מִןֿ); after noun (late: on 1 Samuel 1:24 see [שִׁלֵּשׁ) 1 Chronicles 25:5 17t.; noun omitted 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 24:12 42t. b. = ordinal יָמִים ׳לִשׁ Exodus 19:5 on third day; ׳הַיּוֺם שׁ הַיָּמִים 1 Samuel 9:20, ׳הַיּוֺם הַשּׁ 1 Samuel 30:13, both = three days ago; especially לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1 Kings 15:28 7t. (Ges§ 134o). 2 13, with noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Genesis 17:25; 1 Kings 7:1 #NAME? Genesis 14:4 ( שְׁלשֿׁ), Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:3; before ערים Joshua 21:19; after, Joshua 19:16 3t., before עִיר Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:11; with noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before מָּרִים Numbers 29:14; after, Numbers 29:13; ordinal before יוֺם Esther 3:12; Esther 9:1; after, Esther 9:17; יוֺם omitted Esther 3:13; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:18; גוֺרָל omitted 1 Chronicles 24:13; 1 Chronicles 25:20; 1 Chronicles 26:11. 3300= שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:22 59t. (1 Chronicles 11:11 perhaps intentional change [HPSSm] from שְׁמֹנֶה "" 2 Samuel 23:8 which certainly original, Vrss Th We Dr and modern); 3000 = שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Exodus 32:28 28t. 4 c. tens, ׳שׁ following Numbers 1:43 11t., precedes Leviticus 12:4 17t., + (as ordinal) 3 20 Jeremiah 52:30 3t.; 20 32Ki Jeremiah 12:7 2t. 5 as round, or conventional, number: 2 (or) 3, Amos 4:8; Deuteronomy 17:6; Joshua 7:3; 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 17:6; 3(and) 4, Proverbs 30:15,18,21,29; three days' journey Exodus 3:18; Exodus 5:3; Exodus 8:23, etc. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fork, oftentimes, third, thirteen three, thrice Or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) Thrice -- + fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare shaliysh. see HEBREW shaliysh Forms and Transliterations בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁ בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩ בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ בַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ בשלושה בשלושה׃ בשלש בשלש־ בשלשה בשלשה׃ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔ה הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ השלושה השלש השלשה וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ וְשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩ וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה֩ ובשלש־ ובשלשת ולשלש ושלוש ושלוש׃ ושלושה ושלש ושלש־ ושלש׃ ושלשה ושלשה׃ ושלשת יָמִ֣ים ימים כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת כִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת כמשלש כשלשת לְשָׁל֨וֹשׁ לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֑ם לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ לִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת לִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה לוש לשלוש לשלש לשלשה לשלשת לשלשתם שְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩ שְׁל֥וֹשׁ שְׁלָ֨שׁ־ שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖ם שְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם׃ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֤שׁ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת שְׁלֹ֧שׁ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־ שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ שְׁלֹשׁ־ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה שְׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ שָֽׁלֹשׁ־ שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ שָׁל֑וֹשׁ שָׁל֔וֹשׁ שָׁל֕וֹשׁ שָׁל֖וֹשׁ שָׁל֗וֹשׁ שָׁל֜וֹשׁ שָׁל֣וֹשׁ שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁל֥וֹשׁ שָׁל֧וֹשׁ שָׁל֨וֹשׁ שָׁלֹ֔שׁ שָׁלֹ֕שׁ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁלֹ֧שׁ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ שָׁלֹשׁ֩ שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ שָׁלוֹשׁ֩ שלוש שלוש׃ שלושה שלש שלש־ שלש׃ שלשה שלשה־ שלשה׃ שלשת שלשת־ שלשתכם שלשתם׃ baš·šə·lō·šāh baš·šə·lō·wō·šāh bashsheloShah baššəlōšāh baššəlōwōšāh bə·šā·lōš bəšālōš beshaLosh biš·lō·šāh biš·lō·wō·šāh biš·lōš biš·lōš- bishLosh bishloShah bišlōš bišlōš- bišlōšāh bišlōwōšāh haš·šā·lōš haš·šə·lō·šāh haš·šə·lō·wō·šāh hashshaLosh hashsheloShah haššālōš haššəlōšāh haššəlōwōšāh kə·miš·lōš kemishLosh kəmišlōš kiš·lō·šeṯ kishLoshet kišlōšeṯ lə·šā·lō·wōš lə·šā·lōš ləšālōš ləšālōwōš leshaLoosh leshaLosh liš·lā·šə·tām liš·lō·šāh liš·lō·šeṯ liš·lōš lishlasheTam lishLosh lishloShah lishLoshet lišlāšətām lišlōš lišlōšāh lišlōšeṯ lō·wōš loosh lōwōš šā·lō·wōš šā·lōš šā·lōš- šālōš šālōš- šālōwōš šə·lā·šə·tām šə·lā·šə·tə·ḵem šə·lāš- šə·lō·šāh šə·lō·šāh- šə·lō·šeṯ šə·lō·šeṯ- šə·lō·wō·šāh šə·lō·wōš šə·lōš šə·lōš- šəlāš- šəlāšətām šəlāšətəḵem šəlōš šəlōš- šəlōšāh šəlōšāh- šəlōšeṯ šəlōšeṯ- šəlōwōš šəlōwōšāh shaLoosh shaLosh shaloVosh sheLash shelasheTam shelasheteChem sheLoosh sheLosh sheloShah sheLoshet ū·ḇiš·lō·šeṯ ū·ḇiš·lōš- ū·šə·lō·šāh ū·šə·lō·šeṯ ū·šə·lō·wō·šāh ū·šə·lōš ū·šə·lōš- ūḇišlōš- ūḇišlōšeṯ ūšəlōš ūšəlōš- ūšəlōšāh ūšəlōšeṯ ūšəlōwōšāh usheLosh usheloShah usheLoshet uvishlosh uvishLoshet velishLosh veshaLoosh veshaLosh veshaloVosh wə·liš·lōš wə·šā·lō·wōš wə·šā·lōš wəlišlōš wəšālōš wəšālōwōš yā·mîm yaMim yāmîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 5:22 HEB: אֶת־ מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה NAS: walked with God three hundred years KJV: Methuselah three hundred INT: became of Methuselah three hundred years Genesis 5:23 Genesis 6:10 Genesis 6:15 Genesis 7:13 Genesis 9:19 Genesis 9:28 Genesis 11:13 Genesis 11:15 Genesis 14:4 Genesis 14:14 Genesis 17:25 Genesis 18:2 Genesis 18:6 Genesis 29:2 Genesis 29:34 Genesis 30:36 Genesis 38:24 Genesis 40:10 Genesis 40:12 Genesis 40:12 Genesis 40:13 Genesis 40:16 Genesis 40:18 Genesis 40:18 429 Occurrences |
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