What does שָׁלוֹשׁ · יוֹם · לַיִל mean in the Bible?
שָׁלוֹשׁ · יוֹם · לַיִל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "three days and three nights".
Hebrew · H7969, H3117, H3915
שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת
Three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
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שָׁלוֹשׁ H7969 three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Pronunciation šālwōš
Cardinal number marking completion or divine testing; foundational to covenant witness and resurrection typology in Scripture.
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
Pronunciation laylāh
Night as darkness symbolizing adversity and spiritual danger; fundamental biblical metaphor for trial and divine testing.
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What does שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת (sheloshah yamim u-sheloshah leylot) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלוֹשׁ · יוֹם · לַיִל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "three days and three nights".
Full entry for שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת (H7969, H3117, H3915) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7969, H3117, H3915?
H7969, H3117, H3915 is connected to 2,970 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. three days and three nights
Strong's H7969, H3117, H3915
Lexical occurrences 2,970 verses Source Gloss
three days and three nights
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain