The meaning of “שִׁלְשׁוֹם”
Understanding shilshôwm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שִׁלְשֹׁם shilshôm (shilshome'); from the same as שֶׁלֶשׁ [phrase] before (that time, -time), excellent things (from ...
שִׁלְשׁוֹם
or שִׁלְשֹׁם shilshôm (shilshome'); from the same as שֶׁלֶשׁ [phrase] before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), [phrase] heretofore, three days, [phrase] time past. - trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday 1) day before yesterday, three days ago 1a) an idiom for 'heretofore in times past'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:5 | “And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.” Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם (shilshôwm) | |
| Exodus 5:8 | “And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.” Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם (shilshôwm) | |
| Deuteronomy 19:4 | “And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;” Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם (shilshôwm) | |
| Joshua 4:18 | “And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.” Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם (shilshôwm) | |
| 1 Samuel 21:5 | “And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.” Word: שִׁלְשׁוֹם (shilshôwm) |
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