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שָׁלִישׁ H7991

H7991 is the Hebrew word שָׁלִישׁ, transliterated shâlîysh and said shaw-leesh'. The King James Version most often renders it captains.

Word: שָׁלִישׁTransliteration: shâlîyshSaid: shaw-leesh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

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).

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

captains 7×lord 3×captain 2×instruments 1×among the captains 1×excellent things 1×measure 1×princes 1×great lords 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

Verses using שָׁלִישׁ

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 15:4 · KJV

Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

1 Samuel 18:6 · KJV

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

2 Samuel 23:8 · KJV

These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

1 Kings 9:22 · KJV

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

2 Kings 7:2 · KJV

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Kings 7:17 · KJV

And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

2 Kings 7:19 · KJV

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Kings 9:25 · KJV

Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;

2 Kings 10:25 · KJV

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

2 Kings 15:25 · KJV

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

1 Chronicles 11:11 · KJV

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

1 Chronicles 12:18 · KJV

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

2 Chronicles 8:9 · KJV

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

Proverbs 22:20 · KJV

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Isaiah 40:12 · KJV

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Ezekiel 23:15 · KJV

Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

Ezekiel 23:23 · KJV

The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7991 mean?

H7991 is the Hebrew word שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh), 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).

How is H7991 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it captains (7 times), lord (3 times), captain (2 times), instruments (1 time), among the captains (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7991 appear in the Bible?

שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7991 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שָׁלוֹשׁ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ).

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