What does שִׁלְשׁוֹם mean in the Bible?
e. (in time) day before yesterday".
Hebrew · H8032
שִׁלְשׁוֹם
Trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
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שִׁלְשׁוֹםH8032
What does שִׁלְשׁוֹם mean in the Bible?
שִׁלְשׁוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8032?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (17), - (3), in times past (2), as is usual (1), prior (1).
Where does שִׁלְשׁוֹם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), 1 Samuel (5), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (3).
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. . .17×Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:14
-3×Exodus 4:10, Exodus 5:7, Deuteronomy 19:4
in times past2×2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2
as is usual1×1 Samuel 21:5
prior1×Joshua 20:5
thirty sayings1×Proverbs 22:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:2שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃to. . .AdverbGenesis 31:5שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םto. . .AdverbExodus 4:10מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔םto-Preposition-m | AdverbExodus 5:7שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םto-AdverbExodus 5:8שִׁלְשֹׁם֙to. . .AdverbExodus 5:14שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םto. . .AdverbExodus 21:29שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םto. . .AdverbExodus 21:36שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םto. . .AdverbDeuteronomy 4:42שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹםto. . .AdverbDeuteronomy 19:4שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃to-Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 31:2
Aligned rows25
Books represented10
Genesis2Exodus6Deuteronomy3Joshua3Ruth11 Samuel52 Samuel22 Kings11 Chronicles1Proverbs1
Source forms
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃5xšil·šō·wmGenesis 31:2, Deuteronomy 19:6, Joshua 20:5, Ruth 2:11
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם4xšil·šōmExodus 5:14, Exodus 21:36, 1 Samuel 21:5, 2 Samuel 3:17
שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם2xšil·šō·wm1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 14:21
שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם2xšil·šō·wm2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ס2xšil·šō·wmJoshua 3:4, 1 Samuel 19:7
שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם2xšil·šōmGenesis 31:5, Exodus 5:7
שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃2xšil·šōmDeuteronomy 19:4, 1 Samuel 4:7
מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם1xmiš·šil·šōmExodus 4:10
Parsing patterns
Adverb23xGenesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8
Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 22:20
Preposition-m | Adverb1xExodus 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
Source Gloss
trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday BDB: three days ago Usage: before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), heretofore, three days, time past.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁלְשׁוֹם is built from this root:
שֶׁלֶשׁH8028
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