H7991Hebrewššāliyš
שָׁלִישׁ
captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
19
Total Occurrences
10
Books
19
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1third part
- 2name of a measure
- 3maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
- 4perhaps a sistrum or triangle
- 5a musical instrument
- 6shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain
Etymology & Derivation
or שָׁלוֹשׁ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: shâlîysh; Pronunciation: shaw-leesh'