The meaning of “שָׁלוֹשׁ”
Understanding shâlôwsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh (shaw-loshe'); masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh (shel-o-shaw'); or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh (shel-o-shaw');...
שָׁלוֹשׁ
or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh (shaw-loshe'); masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh (shel-o-shaw'); or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh (shel-o-shaw'); a primitive number [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ. - three - occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice 1) three, triad 1a) 3, 300, third
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:2 | “And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.” Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) | |
| Joshua 17:11 | “And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.” Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) | |
| 2 Kings 17:5 | “Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.” Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) | |
| Esther 8:12 | “Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.” Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) | |
| Ezekiel 40:48 | “And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.” Word: שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) |