What does מָבוֹא · שְׁלִישִׁי mean in the Bible?
מָבוֹא · שְׁלִישִׁי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "third entrance, third entryway".
Hebrew · H3996, H7992
מָבוֹא הַשְּׁלִישִׁי
An entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west ; also (adverb with preposition) towards · third ; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
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מָבוֹאH3996an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west ; also (adverb with preposition) towards
Pronunciationmābwōʾ
Entrance as passage point: literal doorway, solar descent, or directional goal—movement across a threshold.
Open lexicon entry →שְׁלִישִׁיH7992third ; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
Pronunciationšĕliyšiy
Ordinal numeral denoting third position; extends to fractional quantity (one-third) and temporal recurrence patterns.
Open lexicon entry →What does מָבוֹא הַשְּׁלִישִׁי (mavo hashlishi) mean in the Bible?
מָבוֹא · שְׁלִישִׁי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "third entrance, third entryway".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3996, H7992?
H3996, H7992 is connected to 131 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. third entrance, third entryway
Strong'sH3996, H7992
Lexical occurrences131 versesSource Gloss
third entrance, third entryway
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָבוֹא הַשְּׁלִישִׁי is built from these roots: