Strong's Lexicon telath or telathah: Three Original Word: תְּלָת Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word for "three." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5140 (τρεῖς, treis): The Greek equivalent for the number three, used in the New Testament. Usage: The Hebrew word "telath" or "telathah" is used to denote the number three. It appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often in lists, measurements, or descriptions of time and events. The numeral three is significant in Hebrew culture and often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, numbers held symbolic meanings. The number three often represented completeness and stability. It is frequently associated with the divine, as seen in the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) and the three pilgrimage festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot). The use of the number three in the Bible often underscores the importance or sacredness of an event or concept. 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. 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 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 ūṯəlāṯāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Daniel 3:23 Daniel 3:24 Daniel 6:2 Daniel 6:10 Daniel 6:13 Daniel 7:5 Daniel 7:8 Daniel 7:20 Daniel 7:24 11 Occurrences |