H7992 שְׁלִישִׁי (shᵉlîyshîy) shel-ee-shee'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

third

Strong's Definition

third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)

Derivation: ordinal from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);

KJV Usage: third (part, rank, time), three (years old).

TWOT Reference: 2403b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) third, one third, third part, third time

1a) ordinal number

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁלִישִׁי (she.li.shi) — third. 1) third, one third, third part, third time 1a) ordinal number

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שְׁלִישִׁי (H7970 · H7992) — שְׁלִישִׁית

noun f · שָׁלֹשׁ

Quantity | Frequency

third = state in which a countable entity is the third in a range

GEN 1:13 · GEN 2:14 · GEN 6:16 · GEN 22:4 · GEN 31:22 · GEN 32:20 · GEN 34:25 · GEN 40:20 · GEN 42:18 · EXO 19:1 · EXO 19:11 · EXO 19:11 · EXO 19:16 · EXO 28:19 · EXO 39:12 · LEV 7:17 · LEV 7:18 · LEV 19:6 · LEV 19:7 · NUM 2:24 · NUM 7:24 · NUM 19:12 · NUM 19:12 · NUM 19:19 · NUM 29:20 · NUM 31:19 · DEU 23:9 · DEU 26:12 · JOS 9:17 · JOS 19:10 · JDG 20:30 · 1SA 3:8 · 1SA 17:13 · 1SA 19:21 · 1SA 20:5 · 1SA 20:12 · 1SA 30:1 · 2SA 1:2 · 2SA 3:3 · 1KI 3:18 · 1KI 6:6 · 1KI 6:8 · 1KI 12:12 · 1KI 12:12 · 1KI 18:1 · 1KI 22:2 · 2KI 1:13 · 2KI 1:13 · 2KI 19:29 · 2KI 20:5 · 2KI 20:8 · 1CH 2:13 · 1CH 3:2 · 1CH 3:15 · 1CH 8:1 · 1CH 8:39 · 1CH 12:10 · 1CH 23:19 · 1CH 24:8 · 1CH 24:23 · 1CH 25:10 · 1CH 26:2 · 1CH 26:4 · 1CH 26:11 · 1CH 27:5 · 1CH 27:5 · 2CH 10:12 · 2CH 10:12 · 2CH 15:10 · 2CH 27:5 · 2CH 31:7 · EST 5:1 · EST 8:9 · JOB 42:14 · ISA 19:24 · ISA 37:30 · JER 38:14 · EZK 10:14 · EZK 21:19 · EZK 31:1 · EZK 42:3 · EZK 46:14 · HOS 6:2 · ZEC 6:3

Quantity | Frequency

a third (part) = state in which an entity is one out of three equal parts

NUM 15:6 · NUM 15:7 · NUM 28:14 · 2SA 18:2 · 2SA 18:2 · 2SA 18:2 · 2KI 11:5 · 2KI 11:6 · 2KI 11:6 · 2CH 23:4 · 2CH 23:5 · 2CH 23:5 · NEH 10:33 · EZK 5:2 · EZK 5:2 · EZK 5:2 · EZK 5:12 · EZK 5:12 · EZK 5:12 · ZEC 13:8 · ZEC 13:9

¹ 1SA 20:5 RSV NIV NJPS NRSV REB GNT CEV | HOTTP-C NJB omit ² 2SA 23:8 NJPS "officer" = שָׁלִישׁ | RSV NIV NJB NRSV REB GNT CEV ESV "three" = שָׁלֹשׁ

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁלִישִׁי m. שְׁלִישִׁית f. adj.num.ord. 108 third base

Bible Occurrences (94)

1:13 2:14 6:16 22:4 31:22 32:19 34:25 40:20 42:18

19:1 19:11 19:16 28:19 39:12

7:17 7:18 19:6 19:7

2:24 7:24 15:6 15:7 19:12 19:19 28:14 29:20 31:19

23:8 26:12

9:17 19:10

20:30

3:8 17:13 19:21 20:5 20:12 30:1

1:2 3:3 18:2 23:18

3:18 6:6 6:8 12:12 18:1 22:2

1:13 11:5 11:6 19:29 20:5 20:8

2:13 3:2 3:15 8:1 8:39 12:9 23:19 24:8 24:23 25:10 26:2 26:4 26:11 27:5

10:12 15:10 23:4 23:5 27:5 31:7

10:32

5:1 8:9

42:14

15:5 19:24 37:30

38:14 48:34

5:2 5:12 10:14 21:14 31:1 42:3 46:14

6:2

6:3 13:8 13:9

Genesis 1:13

And there was evening, and there was morning — the third day.

Genesis 2:14

The name of the third river [is] the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river [is the] Euphrates.

Genesis 6:16

You are to make a roof for the ark, finish [its walls] a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper {decks}.

Genesis 22:4

On the third day Abraham looked up... and saw the place in the distance.

Genesis 31:22

On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.

Genesis 32:19

He also instructed the second, the third,... and all those following behind the herds...: When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.

Genesis 34:25

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons Dinah’s... brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 40:20

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday..., he held a feast for all his officials, and in [their presence] he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.