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Strong's H7991 שָׁלִישׁ (shalish)

Shalish means “triple” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7991
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 9

Strong's H7991 Quick Answer

Strong's H7991 שָׁלִישׁ שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁלוֹשׁ (shaliysh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaliysh (shaw-leesh') (or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11) n-m. 1. a triple 2. (as a musical instrument) a triangle, or perhaps three-stringed lute It has 16 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include great and instruments. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shaliysh (shaw-leesh') (or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11) n-m. 1. a triple 2. (as a musical instrument) a triangle, or perhaps three-stringed lute
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
great and instruments

Meaning and Definition

shaliysh (shaw-leesh') (or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11) n-m. 1. a triple 2. (as a musical instrument) a triangle, or perhaps three-stringed lute 3. (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah) 4. (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest) [from H7969] KJV: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin). Root(s): H7969

Original Word
שָׁלִישׁ שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁלוֹשׁ
Transliteration
shaliysh
Derivation
Root: שׁלשׁ First root strongs: 7969
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7991. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7991 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaliysh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

great Psalms 80:5 instruments 1 Samuel 18:6

How Strong's H7991 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7991 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7991 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 14:7 KJV

And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

Exodus 15:4 KJV

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

1 Samuel 18:6 KJV

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7991.

Exodus 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Exodus 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
1 Samuel 18:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
2 Samuel 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
1 Kings 9:22 Old Testament, KJV
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
2 Kings 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
2 Kings 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
2 Kings 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
2 Kings 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
2 Kings 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
2 Kings 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
2 Chronicles 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
Psalms 80:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Isaiah 40:12 Old Testament, KJV
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?
Ezekiel 23:15 Old Testament, KJV
Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
Ezekiel 23:23 Old Testament, KJV
The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7991, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7991 FAQ

What does shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) mean?

Shalish (Strong's H7991) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "triple". shaliysh (shaw-leesh') (or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11) n-m. 1. a triple 2. (as a musical instrument) a triangle, or perhaps three-stringed lute

How many times is shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H7991 across 9 books.

Where can I study shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7991 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shalish (שָׁלִישׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as great and instruments. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.