Strong H7991H7991Aשָׁלִישׁ

third

Transliteration: shâlîysh shâlôsh shâlôsh
Pronunciation: {shaw-leesh'} {shaw-loshe'} shaw-loshe'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

1) third part
1a) name of a measure

General definition

(The second form used in ; the third form used in ); from H7969; a {triple} that {is} (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three stringed lute); also (as an indefinitely great quantity) a three fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank ({upward} that {is} the highest): - {captain} instrument of {musick} (great) {lord} (great) {measure} {prince} three [from the margin].

In the Bible

Strong H7991A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

measure2

First verses

Psalms 80:5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Isaiah 40:12
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?

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