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שָׁלִישׁ

shâlîysh · shaw-leesh'Hebrew · H7991

Derivation

or שָׁלוֹשׁ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);

Meaning

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)

In the King James Version

captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

Translated as

captains (7), lord (3), captain (2), instruments (1), things (1), measure (1), princes (1), lords (1)

Where it appears

Found in 17 verses

Exodus
15:4
1 Samuel
18:6
2 Samuel
23:8
1 Kings
9:22
2 Kings
7:2, 7:17, 7:19, 9:25, 10:25, 15:25
1 Chronicles
11:11, 12:18
2 Chronicles
8:9
Proverbs
22:20
Isaiah
40:12
Ezekiel
23:15, 23:23

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