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Lexicon :: Strong's H7969 - šālôš

Aa
שָׁלוֹשׁ
Transliteration
šālôš
Pronunciation
shaw-loshe'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive number
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2403a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: שלוש (Strongs and Gesenius) שלש (Strongs and Gesenius) שלשה (Strongs) שלושה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 430x

The KJV translates Strong's H7969 in the following manner: three (388x), thirteen (with H6240) (13x), thirteenth (with H6240) (11x), third (9x), thrice (with H6471) (4x), threescore and thirteen (with H7657) (2x), stories (1x), forks (with H7053) (1x), oftentimes (with H6471) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 430x
The KJV translates Strong's H7969 in the following manner: three (388x), thirteen (with H6240) (13x), thirteenth (with H6240) (11x), third (9x), thrice (with H6471) (4x), threescore and thirteen (with H7657) (2x), stories (1x), forks (with H7053) (1x), oftentimes (with H6471) (1x).

  1. three, triad

    1. 3, 300, third

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.
STRONGS H7969: Abbreviations
שָׁלשׁ, שָׁלוֺשׁ, שְׁלשָׁה 430 noun masculine and feminine a three, triad (Late Hebrew id.; שלש SI2; שלשן 30MI2; Phoenician שלש; Assyrian šalaštu, šalatu; Sabean שלתֿ HomChr 47, 124, but also תֿלתֿ, etc., Id.47, A. u. A. ii. 175 Sab. DenkmNo. 31, 8; Arabic bdb102505, bdb102506; Ethiopic bdb102507bdb102508Aramaic תְּלָתָא, bdb102509; Nabataean תלת Lzb377; Palmyrene תלת (in תלת מאה) ReckendZMg xiii (1888), 408; see also Köii. 1. 208); — masculine שָׁלשׁ וֺשׁ - rare, chiefly late), with noun feminine Amos 4:8 + 90 times, also construct שְׁלשׁ Genesis 18:6 + 65 times (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 + 149 times, also construct שְׁלשֶׁת Amos 4:4 + 92 times (3+10=13 are 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, שָׁלשׁ + 51 times, e.g. אַמוֺת שׁ׳ Exodus 27:1 +, בָּאַמָּה שׁ׳ 1 Kings 7:27, שְׁלשָׁה + 90 times, 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 + 17 times; noun omitted 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 24:12 + 42 times
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 + 7 times (Ges§ 134o).
2. 13, with noun feminine: שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשָׁנַה Genesis 17:25; 1 Kings 7:1 — Genesis 14:4 († שְׁלשֿׁ), Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:3; before ערים Joshua 21:19; after, Joshua 19:16 + 3 times, before עִיר Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 6:43, אַמּוֺת Ezekiel 40:11; with noun masculine שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר before פָּרִים 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.
3. 300=שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:22 + 59 times (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 + 28 times
4. with tense, שׁ׳ following Numbers 1:43 + 11 times, precedes Leviticus 12:4 + 17 times, + (as ordinal) 3+20 Jeremiah 52:30 + 3 times; 20+3 2 Kings 12:7 + 2 times
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.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8532.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:22; 6:10; 14:4; 17:25; 18:2; 18:6; 38:24; 38:24

Exodus

3:18; 5:3; 8:23; 19:5; 21:11; 27:1; 32:28

Leviticus

12:4

Numbers

1:43; 12:4; 12:4; 29:13; 29:14

Deuteronomy

17:6

Joshua

7:3; 19:16; 21:19; 21:33

1 Samuel

1:24; 9:20; 17:4; 30:13

2 Samuel

23:8; 24:12

1 Kings

7:1; 7:27; 15:28

2 Kings

9:32; 12:7

1 Chronicles

6:43; 11:11; 24:13; 25:5; 25:20; 26:11

Esther

3:12; 3:13; 8:12; 9:1; 9:17; 9:18

Proverbs

30:15; 30:18; 30:21; 30:29

Isaiah

3; 17:6

Jeremiah

1:2; 25:3; 52:30

Ezekiel

40:10; 40:11; 41:16

Amos

4:4; 4:8; 4:8

H7969

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Strong's Number H7969 matches the Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (šālôš),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:22 - And H1980➔ Enoch H2585 walked ➔H1980 with H854 God H430 after H310 he begat H3205 Methuselah H4968 three H7969 hundred H3967 years, H8141 and begat H3205 sons H1121 and daughters: H1323

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:23 - And H1961➔ all H3605 the days H3117 of Enoch H2585 were ➔H1961 three H7969➔ hundred H3967 sixty H8346 and ➔ H7969 five H2568 years: H8141

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:10 - And H3205➔ Noah H5146 begat ➔H3205 three H7969 sons, H1121 Shem, H8035 Ham, H2526 and H853 Japheth. H3315

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:15 - And this H2088 is the fashion which H834 thou shalt make H6213 it H853 of: The length H753 of the ark H8392 shall be three H7969 hundred H3967 cubits, H520 the breadth H7341 of it fifty H2572 cubits, H520 and H7970➔ the height H6967 of it thirty ➔H7970 cubits. H520

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:13 - In H6106➔ the H2088 selfsame ➔H6106 day H3117 entered H935 Noah, H5146 and Shem, H8035 and Ham, H2526 and Japheth, H3315 the sons H1121 of Noah, H5146 and H802➔ Noah's H5146 wife, ➔H802 and the three H7969 wives H802 of his sons H1121 with them, H854 into H413 the ark; H8392

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:19 - These H428 are the H1121➔ three H7969 sons ➔H1121 of Noah: H5146 and of them H428 was H5310➔ the H776➔ whole H3605 earth ➔H776 overspread. ➔H5310

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:28 - And H2421➔ Noah H5146 lived ➔H2421 after H310 the flood H3999 three H7969 hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 years. H8141

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:13 - And H2421➔ Arphaxad H775 lived ➔H2421 after H310 he begat H3205 Salah H7974 four H702➔ hundred H3967 and ➔H702 three H7969 years, H8141 and begat H3205 sons H1121 and daughters. H1323

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:15 - And H2421➔ Salah H7974 lived ➔H2421 after H310 he begat H3205 Eber H5677 four H702➔ hundred H3967 and ➔H702 three H7969 years, H8141 and begat H3205 sons H1121 and daughters. H1323

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4 - Twelve H8147 H6240 years H8141 they served H5647 Chedorlaomer, H3540 and in the thirteenth H7969 H6240 year H8141 they rebelled. H4775

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 - And when H8085➔ Abram H87 heard ➔H8085 that H3588 his brother H251 was taken captive, H7617 he armed H7324 his trained H2593 servants, born in H3211 his own house, H1004 three H7969➔ hundred H3967 and ➔ H7969 eighteen, H8083 H6240 and pursued H7291 them unto H5704 Dan. H1835

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:25 - And Ishmael H3458 his son H1121 was thirteen H7969 H6240 years H8141 old, H1121 when he was circumcised H4135 in the flesh H1320 of his foreskin. H6190

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - And he lift up H5375 his eyes H5869 and looked, H7200 and, lo, H2009 three H7969 men H376 stood H5324 by him: H5921 and when he saw H7200 them, he ran H7323 to meet them H7125 from H6607➔ the tent H168 door, ➔H6607 and bowed himself H7812 toward the ground, H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:6 - And H4116➔ Abraham H85 hastened ➔H4116 into the tent H168 unto H413 Sarah, H8283 and said, H559 Make ready quickly H4116 three H7969 measures H5429 of H7058➔ fine H5560 meal, ➔H7058 knead H3888 it, and make H6213➔ cakes H5692 upon the hearth. ➔H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - And he looked, H7200 and behold H2009 a well H875 in the field, H7704 and, lo, H2009 there H8033 were three H7969 flocks H5739 of sheep H6629 lying H7257 by it; H5921 for H3588 out H4480 of H875➔ that H1931 well ➔H875 they watered H8248 the flocks: H5739 and a H68➔ great H1419 stone ➔H68 was upon H5921 the well's H875 mouth. H6310

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - And she conceived H2029 again, H5750 and bare H3205 a son; H1121 and said, H559 Now H6258 this time H6471 will H3867➔ my husband H376 be joined ➔H3867 unto me, H413 because H3588 I have born H3205 him three H7969 sons: H1121 therefore H5921 H3651 was H7121➔ his name H8034 called ➔H7121 Levi. H3878

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - And he set H7760 three H7969 days' H3117 journey H1870 betwixt himself H996 and H996 Jacob: H3290 and Jacob H3290 fed H7462 the rest H3498 of Laban's H3837 flocks. H6629

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:24 - And it came to pass H1961 about three H7969➔ months H2320 after, ➔ H7969 that it was told H5046 Judah, H3063 saying, H559 Tamar H8559 thy daughter in law H3618 hath played the harlot; H2181 and also, H1571 behold, H2009 she is with child H2030 by whoredom. H2183 And H559➔ Judah H3063 said, ➔H559 Bring her forth, H3318 and let her be burnt. H8313

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:10 - And in the vine H1612 were three H7969 branches: H8299 and it H1931 was as though it budded, H6524 and her blossoms H5322 shot forth; H5927 and H1310➔ the clusters thereof H811 brought forth ripe ➔H1310 grapes: H6025

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12 - And H559➔ Joseph H3130 said ➔H559 unto him, This H2088 is the interpretation of it: H6623 The H8299➔ three H7969 branches ➔H8299 are three H7969 days: H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:13 - Yet within H5750 three H7969 days H3117 shall H5375➔ Pharaoh H6547 lift up ➔H5375 thine head, H7218 and restore thee H7725 unto H5921 thy place: H3653 and thou shalt deliver H5414 Pharaoh's H6547 cup H3563 into his hand, H3027 after H4941➔ the former H7223 manner ➔H4941 when H834 thou wast H1961 his butler. H4945

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 - When H7200➔ the H644➔ chief H8269 baker ➔H644 saw ➔H7200 that H3588 the interpretation was H6622 good, H2896 he said H559 unto H413 Joseph, H3130 I H589 also H637 was in my dream, H2472 and, behold, H2009 I had three H7969 white H2751 baskets H5536 on H5921 my head: H7218

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 - And H6030➔ Joseph H3130 answered ➔H6030 and said, H559 This H2088 is the interpretation thereof: H6623 The H5536➔ three H7969 baskets ➔H5536 are three H7969 days: H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:19 - Yet within H5750 three H7969 days H3117 shall H5375➔ Pharaoh H6547 lift up ➔H5375 thy head H7218 from off thee, H5921 and shall hang H8518 thee H853 on H5921 a tree; H6086 and H398➔ the birds H5775 shall eat ➔H398 thy flesh H1320 from off thee. H5921

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:17 - And he put H622➔ them H853 all together ➔H622 into H413 ward H4929 three H7969 days. H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:22 - To all of them H3605 he gave H5414 each man H376 changes H2487 of raiment; H8071 but to Benjamin H1144 he gave H5414 three H7969 hundred H3967 pieces of silver, H3701 and five H2568 changes H2487 of raiment. H8071

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:15 - These H428 be the sons H1121 of Leah, H3812 which H834 she bare H3205 unto Jacob H3290 in Padanaram, H6307 H6307 with H853 his daughter H1323 Dinah: H1783 all H3605 the souls H5315 of his sons H1121 and his daughters H1323 were thirty H7970 and three. H7969
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