The meaning of “שְׁלִישִׁי”
Understanding shᵉlîyshîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
ordinal from שָׁלוֹשׁ third (part, rank, time), three (years old). - third - feminine athird (part) - by extension, a th...
שְׁלִישִׁי
ordinal from שָׁלוֹשׁ third (part, rank, time), three (years old). - third - feminine athird (part) - by extension, a third (day, year or time) - specifically, a third-story cell) 1) third, one third, third part, third time 1a) ordinal number
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:22 | “And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.” Word: שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 26:12 | “When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;” Word: שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:2 | “And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.” Word: שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 23:5 | “And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.” Word: שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) | |
| Isaiah 19:24 | “In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:” Word: שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) |