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שָׁלַשׁ H8027

H8027 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַשׁ, transliterated shâlash and said shaw-lash'. The King James Version most often renders it three years old.

Word: שָׁלַשׁTransliteration: shâlashSaid: shaw-lash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years).

Where it comes from

a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ),.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

three years old 3×third time 2×three parts 1×hast stayed three days 1×threefold 1×three 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).

Verses using שָׁלַשׁ

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 15:9 · KJV

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

Deuteronomy 19:3 · KJV

Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.

1 Samuel 20:19 · KJV

And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

1 Kings 18:34 · KJV

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 · KJV

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ezekiel 42:6 · KJV

For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8027 mean?

H8027 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַשׁ (shâlash), meaning to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years).

How is H8027 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it three years old (3 times), third time (2 times), three parts (1 time), hast stayed three days (1 time), threefold (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8027 appear in the Bible?

שָׁלַשׁ (shâlash) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8027 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ),.

Nearby entries

H8024 · שֵׁלָנִי — a Shelanite (collectively), or descendants of Shelah H8025 · שָׁלַף — to pull out, up or off H8026 · שֶׁלֶף — Sheleph, a son of Jokthan H8028 · שֶׁלֶשׁ — Shelesh, an Israelite H8029 · שִׁלֵּשׁ — a descendant of the third degree, i.e…H8030 · שִׁלְשָׁה — Shilshah, an Israelite

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