שָׁלַשׁ
sha.lash
to do three
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שָׁלַש (sha.lash), with Strong's number H8027, is primarily defined as "to do three." This phrase implies the repetition or accomplishment of something three times. The data shows that it occurs in the Bible nine times. In the Bible, this word is used to describe specific actions or events that occur multiple times, emphasizing their occurrence or completion in three instances. Since its definition is straightforward, this word's usage is fairly restricted to indicating repetition or completion in groups of three. The significance of this word, while not prominent, provides insight into the biblical author's tendency to emphasize or count specific actions. Its limited usage doesn't necessarily indicate any profound theological meaning but rather serves a practical purpose in conveying the concept of repetition or completion in three instances.
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Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ezekiel 42:6For they were in three stories, and they didn’t have pillars as the pillars of the courts. Therefore the uppermost was set back more than the lowest and the middle from the ground.
Genesis 15:9He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Genesis 15:9He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Genesis 15:9He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Deuteronomy 19:3You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.
1 Samuel 20:19When you have stayed three days, go down quickly, and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and remain by the stone Ezel.
1 Kings 18:34He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
1 Kings 18:34He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.