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.
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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שְׁלִישִׁי H7992
Pronunciation šĕliyšiy
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
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 third 24× Genesis 22:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 40:20, Exodus 19:11
the third 21× Genesis 1:13, Genesis 32:19, Exodus 39:12, Deuteronomy 23:8
a third 13× Numbers 15:7, Numbers 28:14, 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Kings 1:13
In the third 7× Exodus 19:1, Exodus 28:19, Deuteronomy 26:12, 1 Kings 18:1
and a third 4× 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Chronicles 23:5, Ezekiel 5:12
third 3× Numbers 2:24, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 8:39
. . . 2× Isaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 48:34
After three 2× 1 Kings 12:12, 2 Chronicles 10:12
and on the third 2× Genesis 42:18, Joshua 9:17
and the third 2× 1 Samuel 17:13, 2 Kings 1:13
But in the third 2× 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
of the third 2× Genesis 2:14, Esther 8:9
with a third 2× 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-party 1× Isaiah 19:24
and his third 1× Job 42:14
and the third [floor] 1× 1 Kings 6:6
and third 1× 2 Chronicles 27:5
and upper {decks} 1× Genesis 6:16
but a third 1× Zechariah 13:8
by the third 1× Exodus 19:11
even three 1× Ezekiel 21:14
for the third 1× 1 Chronicles 27:5
for the third time 1× 1 Samuel 3:8
his third 1× 2 Samuel 3:3
in three levels 1× Ezekiel 42:3
of the third month 1× Ezekiel 31:1
of the Three 1× 2 Samuel 23:18
or the next day 1× 1 Samuel 20:12
the third floor 1× 1 Kings 6:8
This third 1× Zechariah 13:9
Three 1× Genesis 34:25
until the third 1× Leviticus 7:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:13 שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃פ to the third Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 2:14 הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ to of the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 6:16 וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים to and upper {decks} Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine plural Genesis 22:4 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י to On the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 31:22 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י to On the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 32:19 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י to the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 34:25 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י to Three Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 40:20 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י to On the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 42:18 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י to and on the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 19:1 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י to In the third Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:13
Aligned rows 108
Books represented 21
Genesis 9 Exodus 6 Leviticus 4 Numbers 10 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 15 2 Chronicles 8 Nehemiah 1 Esther 2 Job 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 11 Hosea 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י 15x haš·šə·lî·šî Genesis 32:19, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 19:1, Leviticus 7:17
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י 10x haš·šə·lî·šî Genesis 31:22, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 39:12
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י 5x haš·šə·lî·šî Genesis 22:4, Genesis 40:20, Exodus 19:11, 2 Samuel 1:2
הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ 4x haš·šə·lî·šî Genesis 2:14, Numbers 31:19, 1 Kings 3:18, 1 Chronicles 27:5
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י 4x haš·šə·lî·šî Genesis 34:25, Exodus 19:16, 2 Kings 1:13, Esther 8:9
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י 3x haš·šə·lî·šî Numbers 19:12, Numbers 29:20
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ 3x haš·šə·lî·šî 1 Kings 12:12, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 8:1
הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ 3x haš·šə·li·šî 1 Chronicles 3:2, 1 Chronicles 3:15, 1 Chronicles 26:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 57x Genesis 2:14, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 32:19
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 14x Deuteronomy 26:12, 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 18:2
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 12x 2 Samuel 18:2, 1 Kings 6:6, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Chronicles 23:5
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct 4x Numbers 15:6, Numbers 15:7, Nehemiah 10:32, Ezekiel 46:14
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 17:13, 2 Samuel 3:3, Ezekiel 10:14
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine plural 2x Genesis 6:16, Numbers 2:24
Number - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 48:34
Number - ordinal feminine singular 2x Isaiah 19:24, Ezekiel 5:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ordinal numeral denoting third position; extends to fractional quantity (one-third) and temporal recurrence patterns.
Source Gloss
third ; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ordinal numeral denoting third position; extends to fractional quantity (one-third) and temporal recurrence patterns.
third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) BDB: third Usage: third (part, rank, time), three (years old).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
שְׁלִישִׁי is built from this root:
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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