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Hebrew · H7992

שְׁלִישִׁי

Third ; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)

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שְׁלִישִׁיH7992
Pronunciationšĕliyšiy

What does שְׁלִישִׁי (šĕliyšiy) mean in the Bible?

שְׁלִישִׁי (šĕliyšiy): Ordinal numeral denoting third position; extends to fractional quantity (one-third) and temporal recurrence patterns.

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Questions this entry answers

What does שְׁלִישִׁי (šĕliyšiy) mean in the Bible?

שְׁלִישִׁי (šĕliyšiy): Ordinal numeral denoting third position; extends to fractional quantity (one-third) and temporal recurrence patterns.

How does the BSB render H7992?

The BSB source-word alignment has 108 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include On the third (24), the third (21), a third (13), In the third (7), and a third (4).

Where does שְׁלִישִׁי (šĕliyšiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (15), Ezekiel (11), Numbers (10), Genesis (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
On the third24×Genesis 22:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 40:20, Exodus 19:11
the third21×Genesis 1:13, Genesis 32:19, Exodus 39:12, Deuteronomy 23:8
a third13×Numbers 15:7, Numbers 28:14, 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Kings 1:13
In the third7×Exodus 19:1, Exodus 28:19, Deuteronomy 26:12, 1 Kings 18:1
and a third4×2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Chronicles 23:5, Ezekiel 5:12
third3×Numbers 2:24, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 8:39
. . .2×Isaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 48:34
After three2×1 Kings 12:12, 2 Chronicles 10:12
and on the third2×Genesis 42:18, Joshua 9:17
and the third2×1 Samuel 17:13, 2 Kings 1:13
But in the third2×2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
of the third2×Genesis 2:14, Esther 8:9
with a third2×Numbers 15:6, Ezekiel 46:14
a third [of the hair]1×Ezekiel 5:2
a third [shall be]1×2 Kings 11:6
a third [time]1×1 Samuel 19:21
a three-party1×Isaiah 19:24
and his third1×Job 42:14
and the third [floor]1×1 Kings 6:6
and third1×2 Chronicles 27:5
and upper {decks}1×Genesis 6:16
but a third1×Zechariah 13:8
by the third1×Exodus 19:11
even three1×Ezekiel 21:14
for the third1×1 Chronicles 27:5
for the third time1×1 Samuel 3:8
his third1×2 Samuel 3:3
in three levels1×Ezekiel 42:3
of the third month1×Ezekiel 31:1
of the Three1×2 Samuel 23:18
or the next day1×1 Samuel 20:12
the third floor1×1 Kings 6:8
This third1×Zechariah 13:9
Three1×Genesis 34:25
until the third1×Leviticus 7:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:13שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃פtothe thirdNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 2:14הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙toof the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 6:16וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםtoand upper {decks}Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine pluralGenesis 22:4הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יtoOn the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 31:22הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יtoOn the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 32:19הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יtothe thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 34:25הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יtoThreeArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 40:20הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יtoOn the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 42:18הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יtoand on the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularExodus 19:1הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יtoIn the thirdArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:13
Aligned rows108
Books represented21
Genesis9Exodus6Leviticus4Numbers10Deuteronomy2Joshua2Judges11 Samuel62 Samuel61 Kings72 Kings81 Chronicles152 Chronicles8Nehemiah1Esther2Job1Isaiah3Jeremiah2Ezekiel11Hosea1Zechariah3
Source forms
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י15xhaš·šə·lî·šîGenesis 32:19, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 19:1, Leviticus 7:17
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י10xhaš·šə·lî·šîGenesis 31:22, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 39:12
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י5xhaš·šə·lî·šîGenesis 22:4, Genesis 40:20, Exodus 19:11, 2 Samuel 1:2
הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙4xhaš·šə·lî·šîGenesis 2:14, Numbers 31:19, 1 Kings 3:18, 1 Chronicles 27:5
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י4xhaš·šə·lî·šîGenesis 34:25, Exodus 19:16, 2 Kings 1:13, Esther 8:9
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י3xhaš·šə·lî·šîNumbers 19:12, Numbers 29:20
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃3xhaš·šə·lî·šî1 Kings 12:12, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 8:1
הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙3xhaš·šə·li·šî1 Chronicles 3:2, 1 Chronicles 3:15, 1 Chronicles 26:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular57xGenesis 2:14, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 32:19
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular14xDeuteronomy 26:12, 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 18:2
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular12x2 Samuel 18:2, 1 Kings 6:6, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Chronicles 23:5
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct4xNumbers 15:6, Numbers 15:7, Nehemiah 10:32, Ezekiel 46:14
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular3x1 Samuel 17:13, 2 Samuel 3:3, Ezekiel 10:14
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine plural2xGenesis 6:16, Numbers 2:24
Number - masculine singular2xIsaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 48:34
Number - ordinal feminine singular2xIsaiah 19:24, Ezekiel 5:2
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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