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שְׁלִישִׁי

𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉

Shelishi

H7992 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root שלש to be three, count as three, repeat a third time

Definition

Third in order, position, or sequence; the one occupying the third place in a series. Also denotes things pertaining to the number three, such as a third part, a third day, a third year, or something composed of three elements. In some contexts, refers to a person of the third rank or division, or a structure that is third in level (e.g., third-story room).

Semantic Range

third in sequence or order, third part or portion, the third day or year, third rank or officer, third-story chamber; anything pertaining to the ordinal sequence of three

Root / Etymology

Derives from the root שלש (שׁ־ל־שׁ), which means 'to be three, make three, do a third time.' שְׁלִישִׁי is the masculine singular construct/absolute form of the ordinal numeral, meaning 'third.' The feminine form שְׁלִישִׁית (shelîshit) is also attested.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שְׁלִישִׁי is primarily used as an ordinal adjective meaning 'third,' modifying nouns of both masculine and, in its feminine form, feminine gender (e.g., שָׁנָה שְׁלִישִׁית 'third year'). It often appears in chronological contexts: 'on the third day' (בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי), 'the third year,' etc., marking sequence in ritual, narrative, or legal settings. The term is sometimes used substantively for 'a third part' or fraction, or to specify rank or order among officials or military divisions (e.g., 'third officer' or member of a chariot team). In architectural contexts (especially in Late Biblical Hebrew and related inscriptions), can refer to a third-level chamber or upper story. Use is consistent throughout the First and post-exilic periods, and the meaning is largely unchanged, though some uses (e.g., military or architectural jargon) are more prominent in certain books (Kings, Chronicles, Ezekiel). English Bible translations generally capture the primary sense, but sometimes collapse diverse usages (ordinal, fractional, titular) into a single rendering. שְׁלִישִׁי differs from שָׁלשָׁה ('three,' cardinal) in marking sequence or serving as an ordinal/adjectival form rather than simply counting.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

ordinal from שָׁלוֹשׁ; third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell); third (part, rank, time), three (years old).

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Root Family

שלש (sh-l-sh) — to be three, make three, count as three, repeat a third time

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7969 שָׁלוֹשׁ in the three
H7970 שְׁלוֹשִׁים in the thirty
H7991 שָׁלִישׁ in the third-rank officer
H8027 שָׁלַשׁ the threefold one
H8028 שֶׁלֶשׁ and Triplet

Word Forms

17 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7992-04 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third 57
H7992-06 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֖ת hashelishit HTd/Aofsa the third the third 14
H7992-17 וְ֠/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁית vehashelishit HC/Td/Ncfsa and the third and the third 12
H7992-10 שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית shelishit HAofsa a third third (feminine) 5
H7992-13 שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה shelishiyah HNp shelishiyah Third-One (feminine) 3
H7992-16 וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֖י vehashelishi HC/Td/Aomsa and the third and the third 3
H7992-08 שְׁלִישִֽׁי shelishi HAomsa third third 2
H7992-09 שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים shelishim HAompa a third time third ones 2
H7992-14 וּ/שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים ushelishim HC/Aompa and third and third ones 2
H7992-07 ה/שלשי hshlshy HTd/Aomsa of the three the third 1

Occurrences in Scripture

108 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7992-08 Genesis 1:13 שְׁלִישִֽׁי shelishi HAomsa third third
H7992-04 Genesis 2:14 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-14 Genesis 6:16 וּ/שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים ushelishim HC/Aompa and third and third ones
H7992-04 Genesis 22:4 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֗י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa third the third
H7992-04 Genesis 31:22 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֑י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-04 Genesis 32:20 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-04 Genesis 34:25 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֜י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-04 Genesis 40:20 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֗י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-04 Genesis 42:18 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
H7992-04 Exodus 19:1 הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י hashelishi HTd/Aomsa the third the third
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