sha.losh H7969

שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) means “three” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁלֹשׁ Hebrew · H7969 431 tagged occurrences in 381 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-loshe' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7969

שָׁלֹשׁ · sha.losh · three

1) three, triad 1a) 3, 300, third Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

KJV glosses: [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).

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How translators render H7969

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
three	119
for three	23
and three	21
the three	15
in the third	8
numbered	6
and the three	5
with three	5
a three-day	4
along with the three	4
and	4
in three	4
the thirteenth	4
there will be three	4
thirteen	4
three in all	4
three-tenths of an ephah	4
are three	3
into three	3
of the three	3
of three-tenths of an ephah	3
on the thirteenth	3
so the three	3
there were three	3
among the three	2
are three things	2
every three	2
he also made three	2
one of the three	2
or three	2
the twenty-third	2
three things	2
was thirteen	2
within three	2
you three options	2
a third of a shekel	1
about three	1
against jobs three	1
along with a three-year-old	1
along with three-tenths of an ephah	1
and about three	1
and for three	1
and his three	1
and on the twenty-third day	1
and they journeyed three days	1
and when the three	1
as one of the three	1
ben-hadad three	1
but in the thirteenth	1
every three years	1
for the third	1
for those three	1
his officer	1
his three	1
in response three	1
in the thirteenth	1
in three levels	1
is the third	1
is to be	1
its three	1
of	1
of every three	1
of men	1
of the thirteen	1
of thirteen	1
of three	1
on a three-day	1
only three	1
or even three times	1
people	1
plus	1
received thirteen	1
requiring a three-day	1
select three	1
so about three	1
so they had thirteen	1
so within the three	1
sufficient for three	1
that is	1
the	1
the descendants of the three	1
the ground three	1
their three	1
then three	1
there are to be three	1
these three	1
this was done on the thirteenth	1
took thirteen	1
twenty-third	1
twenty-three	1
vvv	1
was	1
was eighty-three	1
was the thirteenth	1
was three	1
was twenty-three	1
were allotted thirteen	1
were three	1
who were three	1
with a three-pronged	1
with his three	1
with the three	1
with their three	1
you three	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
three	158
and three	71
thirteen	12
for three	11
and the three	9
of three	9
these three	8
in the third	5
the three	5
within three	5
of the three	4
on the thirteenth	4
thrice	4
were three	4
about three	3
against three	3
and his three	3
him three	3
in the three	3
in three	3
thee three	3
among the three	2
among three	2
and threescore and thirteen	2
and was there three	2
me these three	2
on this side and three	2
or three	2
the thirteenth	2
them three	2
thence the three	2
there be three	2
there three	2
thereof and three	2
though these three	2
upon the thirteenth	2
with three	2
yet three	2
after three	1
against the third	1
also against his three	1
also in the third	1
and for the forks	1
and he had three	1
and in the thirteenth	1
and it came to pass about three	1
and lo three	1
and on the three	1
and there were three	1
and they three	1
and they were three	1
and with him three	1
but let about two or three	1
by the three	1
either three	1
else three	1
even in the third	1
every three	1
for their three	1
for within three	1
from among you three	1
from his place for three	1
from the thirteenth	1
from three	1
having three	1
he and the three	1
himself three	1
in the thirteenth	1
it three	1
me because three	1
more for thee beside these three	1
not in three	1
not these three	1
now it came to pass in the third	1
now three	1
of his three	1
of it the three	1
of it three	1
of the thirteen	1
oftentimes	1
on the three	1
on their three stories	1
so these three	1
thee or that there be three	1
their three	1
them in the three	1
them into three	1
then three	1
there are three	1
thereof the three	1
thereof three	1
they three	1
those three	1
till three	1
unto me after three	1
was three	1
we beseech thee three	1
we pray thee three	1
who had three	1
with her with three	1
with him three	1
ye three	1
yet within three	1
yourselves there three	1

Verses containing H7969

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2 Kings 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.
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Source alternate reference: 12.7
2 Kings 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
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2 Kings 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.
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2 Kings 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
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2 Kings 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.
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2 Kings 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
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2 Kings 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
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2 Kings 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.
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2 Kings 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
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2 Kings 23:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
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2 Kings 24:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
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2 Kings 24:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
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2 Kings 25:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
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2 Kings 25:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
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1 Chronicles 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.
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1 Chronicles 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
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1 Chronicles 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
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1 Chronicles 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
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1 Chronicles 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
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1 Chronicles 6:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
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Source alternate reference: 6.45
1 Chronicles 6:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
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Source alternate reference: 6.47
1 Chronicles 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
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1 Chronicles 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.
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1 Chronicles 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
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1 Chronicles 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
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1 Chronicles 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
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1 Chronicles 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
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1 Chronicles 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
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1 Chronicles 11:20 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
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1 Chronicles 11:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
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1 Chronicles 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
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1 Chronicles 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
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1 Chronicles 12:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
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Source alternate reference: 12.28
1 Chronicles 12:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
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Source alternate reference: 12.30
1 Chronicles 12:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
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Source alternate reference: 12.40
1 Chronicles 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
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1 Chronicles 21:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
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1 Chronicles 21:12 · BSB · 3 occurrences
between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
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1 Chronicles 23:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
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1 Chronicles 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
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1 Chronicles 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
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1 Chronicles 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
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1 Chronicles 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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1 Chronicles 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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1 Chronicles 25:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
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1 Chronicles 25:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
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1 Chronicles 26:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
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1 Chronicles 29:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
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1 Chronicles 29:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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Source alternate reference: 2.1

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