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שָׁלוֹשׁ H7969

H7969 is the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹשׁ, transliterated shâlôwsh and said shaw-loshe'. The King James Version most often renders it three.

Word: שָׁלוֹשׁTransliteration: shâlôwshSaid: shaw-loshe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 370 verses

What it means

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice.

Where it comes from

or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 358 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

three 301×thirteen 13×thirteenth 9×within three 6×or three 5×third 5×thrice 4×first three 4×about three 3×against three 3×though these three 3×thereof and three 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).

Verses using שָׁלוֹשׁ

The first 40 of 370 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 5:22 · KJV

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:23 · KJV

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Genesis 6:10 · KJV

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:15 · KJV

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Genesis 7:13 · KJV

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Genesis 9:19 · KJV

These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

Genesis 9:28 · KJV

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 11:13 · KJV

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:15 · KJV

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 14:4 · KJV

Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 14:14 · KJV

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

Genesis 17:25 · KJV

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Genesis 18:2 · KJV

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 18:6 · KJV

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

Genesis 29:2 · KJV

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

Genesis 29:34 · KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

Genesis 30:36 · KJV

And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

Genesis 38:24 · KJV

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Genesis 40:10 · KJV

And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

Genesis 40:12 · KJV

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

Genesis 40:13 · KJV

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

Genesis 40:16 · KJV

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

Genesis 40:18 · KJV

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

Genesis 40:19 · KJV

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

Genesis 42:17 · KJV

And he put them all together into ward three days.

Genesis 45:22 · KJV

To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

Exodus 2:2 · KJV

And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

Exodus 3:18 · KJV

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 5:3 · KJV

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Exodus 6:18 · KJV

And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

Exodus 7:7 · KJV

And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

Exodus 8:27 · KJV

We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

Exodus 10:22 · KJV

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

Exodus 10:23 · KJV

They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

Exodus 15:22 · KJV

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Exodus 19:15 · KJV

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

Exodus 21:11 · KJV

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

Exodus 23:14 · KJV

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Exodus 23:17 · KJV

Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God.

Exodus 25:32 · KJV

And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

Common questions

What does Strong's H7969 mean?

H7969 is the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh), meaning three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice.

How is H7969 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it three (301 times), thirteen (13 times), thirteenth (9 times), within three (6 times), or three (5 times), among others.

How many times does H7969 appear in the Bible?

שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh) is tagged in 370 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7969 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number.

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