Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7991
שָׁלִישׁ
shalishshaw-leesh'
third; triangle; officer
20 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: shâlîysh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7991is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 39Old Testament books
- 19spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7991
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)
The King James renders it: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
shalish is rendered "third; triangle; officer". It stands 20 times in the Hebrew text, across eleven books.
- Seven of the uses stand in 2 Kings, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "third".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 14:7He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
- The Greek text spells it nineteen different ways.
The first use
He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
Exodus 14:7וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: third, and triangle, and officer.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| thirdStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereExodus 14:7He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt… |
| triangleStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| officerStrong's entry C | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the officer3
- icers2
- officer his2
- officers his2
- the officers2
- a third of a measure1
- and officers1
- and officers his1
- and the officers1
- and to the officers1
- and with three-stringed instruments1
- in the third of a measure1
and 2 more, 20 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁלַח | shalach | to send: depart | Uses845 |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shalosh | three | Uses432 |
| שָׁלוֹם | shalom | peace | Uses236 |
| שָׁלַךְ | shalak | to throw | Uses125 |
| שָׁלַם | shalam | to complete | Uses116 |
| שָׁלָל | shalal | spoil | Uses73 |
| שָׁלֵם | shalem | complete | Uses28 |
| שָׁלַף | shalaph | to draw | Uses25 |
| שָׁלַל | shalal | to take | Uses16 |
| שָׁלַשׁ | shalash | to do three | Uses9 |
| שָׁלֵו | shalev | at ease | Uses8 |
| שָׁלַט | shalat | to domineer | Uses8 |
and 9 more on the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 20, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
19 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ2
- בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ1
- הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ1
- הַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔ים1
- הַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒1
- הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י1
- וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃1
- וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔ים1
- וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜ים1
- וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יו1
- וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם1
- שָׁלִֽישׁ׃1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural3HNcmpa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3HTd/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcmpc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcmsc/Sp3ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2HTd/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1HC/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural1HC/R/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1HC/Rd/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1HC/Td/Ncmpa
- noun · masculine singular1HNcmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1HRd/Ncmsa
Exodus
two uses
He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
- וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖םveshalishimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and officers
Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
- שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יוshalishavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: officers his
1 Samuel
one use
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
- וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃uveshalishimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and with three-stringed instruments
2 Samuel
one use
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
- הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יhashalishithe definite article (“the”) + ordinal number · masculine singulartagged: the three
1 Kings
one use
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
- וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוveshalishavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and officers his
2 Kings
seven uses
But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
- הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁhashalishthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the officer
Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.
- הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁhashalishthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the officer
And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”
- הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁhashalishthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the officer
And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
- שָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹsheloshonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: officer his
When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
- וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםvelashalishimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and to the officers
- וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםvehashalishimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and the officers
Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
- שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹshalishonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: officer his
1 Chronicles
two uses
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
- הַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔יםhasheloshimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the officers
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
- הַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒hasheloshimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the officers
2 Chronicles
one use
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
- שָׁלִישָׁ֔יוshalishavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: officers his
Psalms
one use
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
- שָׁלִֽישׁ׃shalishnoun · masculine singulartagged: a third of a measure
Proverbs
one use
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
- שָׁלִישִׁ֑יםshilshomnoun · masculine pluraltagged: officers
Isaiah
one use
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
- בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁbashalishpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the third of a measure
Ezekiel
two uses
wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
- שָׁלִשִׁ֖יםshalishimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: icers
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
- שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙shalishimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: icers
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.