Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
three
Usage: 1) three 1a) three (cardinal number) 1b) third (ordinal number)
Strong's Number
H8532
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
2
Strong's H8532 Quick Answer
Strong's H8532 תְּלָת תְּלָתָה תְּלָתָא (tlath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tlath (tel-awth') ((Aramaic) masculine tlathah (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'} or tlatha (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'};) n-e. 1. three or third [corresponding to H7969] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include three and third. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tlath (tel-awth') ((Aramaic) masculine tlathah (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'} or tlatha (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'};) n-e. 1. three or third [corresponding to H7969]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- three and third
Meaning and Definition
tlath (tel-awth') ((Aramaic) masculine tlathah (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'} or tlatha (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'};) n-e. 1. three or third [corresponding to H7969] KJV: third, three. Root(s): H7969
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8532. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8532 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tlath, 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.
How Strong's H8532 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8532 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 H8532 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8532.
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8532, grouped by book.
Daniel 9 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H8532 FAQ
What does telath (תְּלָת) mean?
Telath (Strong's H8532) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "third". tlath (tel-awth') ((Aramaic) masculine tlathah (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'} or tlatha (Aramaic) {tel-aw-thaw'};) n-e. 1. three or third [corresponding to H7969]
How many times is telath (תְּלָת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H8532 across 2 books.
Where can I study telath (תְּלָת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8532 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate telath (תְּלָת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as three and third. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.