8532. telath or telathah
Strong's 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

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 ūṯəlāṯāh
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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.















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