Strong's H7991
shâlîysh
/shaw-leesh'/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7991
- Hebrew
- שָׁלִישׁ
- Transliteration
- shâlîysh
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-leesh'/
- KJV Translations
- 6 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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);H7969 (shâlôwsh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâlîysh:
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