שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh) — Captain
Hebrew word study: שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh), Strong's H7991. a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-
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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)
KJV translation words: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
Strong's H7991 is tagged on 20 words in 19 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 14:7 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:23.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 19)
- Exodus 14:7 — וְשָׁלִשִׁם — and officers
- Exodus 15:4 — שָׁלִשָׁיו — officers his
- 1 Samuel 18:6 — וּבְשָׁלִשִׁים — and with three-stringed instruments
- 2 Samuel 23:8 — הַשָּׁלִשִׁי — the three
- 1 Kings 9:22 — וְשָׁלִשָׁיו — and officers his
- 2 Kings 7:2 — הַשָּׁלִישׁ — the officer
- 2 Kings 7:17 — הַשָּׁלִישׁ — the officer
- 2 Kings 7:19 — הַשָּׁלִישׁ — the officer
- 2 Kings 9:25 — שָׁלִשׁוֹ — officer his
- 2 Kings 10:25 — וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁים — and to the officers
- 2 Kings 15:25 — שָׁלִישׁוֹ — officer his
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 — הַשָּׁלִישִׁים — the officers
- 1 Chronicles 12:18 — הַשָּׁלִישִׁים — the officers
- 2 Chronicles 8:9 — שָׁלִישָׁיו — officers his
- Psalms 80:5 — שָׁלִישׁ — a third of a measure
- Proverbs 22:20 — שָׁלִישִׁים — officers
- Isaiah 40:12 — בַּשָּׁלִשׁ — in the third of a measure
- Ezekiel 23:15 — שָׁלִשִׁים — icers
- Ezekiel 23:23 — שָׁלִשִׁים — icers
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Named in this entry's derivation: H7969 שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh).
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What does shâlîysh (H7991) mean?
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).
How is H7991 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7991 as: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin)..
How often does שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh) appear?
Strong's H7991 is tagged on 20 words in 19 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 14:7 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:23.
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