The meaning of “שְׁלוֹשִׁים”
Understanding shᵉlôwshîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שְׁלֹשִׁים shᵉlôshîym (shel-o-sheem'); multiple of שָׁלוֹשׁ thirty, thirtieth. Compare שָׁלִישׁ. - thirty - or (ordin...
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
or שְׁלֹשִׁים shᵉlôshîym (shel-o-sheem'); multiple of שָׁלוֹשׁ thirty, thirtieth. Compare שָׁלִישׁ. - thirty - or (ordinal) thirtieth 1) thirty, thirtieth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:18 | “And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:” Word: שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym) | |
| Deuteronomy 34:8 | “And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.” Word: שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym) | |
| 2 Samuel 23:13 | “And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.” Word: שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym) | |
| 2 Chronicles 20:31 | “And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.” Word: שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym) | |
| Jeremiah 52:29 | “In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:” Word: שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym) |