Strong's Hebrew #7991 - שָׁלִישׁ shaliysh (a third (part))

captain, instrument of music, great lord, great measure, prince, three

Or shalowsh (1 Chron. 11:11; 12:18) {shaw- loshe'}; or shalosh (2 Sam. 23:13) {shaw-loshe'}; from shalowsh; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. The highest) -- captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

see HEBREW shalowsh

1) third part
1a) name of a measure
2) a musical instrument
2a) maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
2b) perhaps a sistrum or triangle
3) shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7969
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2403e, 2403f, 2403g

I. שָׁלִ(י)שׁ noun [masculine] third (part, i.e. of ephah? dubious), name of a measure; — for dust Isaiah 40:12, tears Psalm 80:6 (in figurative), adverb accusative measure-wise.

II. [שָׁלִישׁ] noun [masculine] plural שָֽׁלִשִׁים, a (three-stringed ? three-barred? three-corned?) musical instrument, perhaps a sistrum (so ᵑ9), or 'triangle' (RVm: compare Prince^{EB iii. 3228}), 1 Samuel 18:6 (+ בְּתֻמִּים).

III. שָׁלִישׁ noun masculine adjutant or officer (best explained as third man (in chariot), see especially Hpt^{BAS iv. 586 f.} Bender^{ZAW xxiii (1903), 19} WMM^As.u.Eur.329; see also Kau^{M.N.,DPV.1904, 19}; doubted by Di^{Exodus 14:7} Baen^ib. Buhl¹⁴); — absolute ׳שׁ of king's personal attendant at court 2 Kings 7:2,17,19, suffix, military officer of king, שָֽׁלִשֹׁח 2 Kings 9:25, ָ(שׁלִישׁוֺ 2 Kings 15:25 (on abnormal ָ֯ see Ges^{§ 93xx} Kö^{ii. 1. 133, 449, 495}); plural שָֽׁלִישִׁים Ezekiel 23:15 + (sometimes שָֽׁלִשִׁם etc.) Ezekiel 23:23; Exodus 14:7; 2 Kings 10:25 (twice in verse), + (Qr) 2 Samuel 23:8 (> Kt שׁלשׁי), 1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:19 (18 van d. H.; Kt in both, שׁלושׁים), read in all three (ראֹשׁ) הַשִּׁלֹשָׁה chief of the three ᵐ5^L We Dr Bu Now. — שָֽׁלִשִׁים Proverbs 22:20 Qr see שִׁלְשֹׁם.

Strong's Hebrew: 7991. שָׁלִישׁ (shaliysh) — 17 Occurrences

Exodus 14:7
HEB: רֶ֣כֶב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם עַל־ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃
NAS: of Egypt with officers over
KJV: of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
INT: the chariots of Egypt officers over all

Exodus 15:4
HEB: בַיָּ֑ם וּמִבְחַ֥ר שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו טֻבְּע֥וּ בְיַם־
NAS: And the choicest of his officers are drowned
KJV: his chosen captains also are drowned
INT: the sea and the choicest of his officers are drowned Sea

1 Samuel 18:6
HEB: בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃
NAS: with joy and with musical instruments.
KJV: with joy, and with instruments of musick.
INT: tambourines joy musical

2 Samuel 23:8
HEB: תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י ׀ רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ
NAS: chief of the captains, he was [called] Adino
KJV: chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino
INT: A Tahchemonite chief of the captains he he was Adino

1 Kings 9:22
HEB: וַעֲבָדָיו֙ וְשָׂרָ֣יו וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יו וְשָׂרֵ֥י רִכְבּ֖וֹ
NAS: his princes, his captains, his chariot
KJV: and his princes, and his captains, and rulers
INT: his servants his princes his captains commanders his chariot

2 Kings 7:2
HEB: וַיַּ֣עַן הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ לַמֶּלֶךְ֩
NAS: The royal officer on whose hand
KJV: Then a lord on whose hand the king
INT: answered officer whose the royal

2 Kings 7:17
HEB: הִפְקִ֨יד אֶת־ הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ נִשְׁעָ֤ן
NAS: appointed the royal officer on whose
KJV: appointed the lord on whose hand
INT: now the king appointed the royal whose leaned

2 Kings 7:19
HEB: וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֶת־ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: Then the royal officer answered
KJV: And that lord answered the man
INT: answered the royal the man of God

2 Kings 9:25
HEB: [שְׁלֹשָׁה כ] (שָֽׁלִשֹׁ֔ו ק) שָׂ֚א
NAS: to Bidkar his officer, Take
KJV: [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up,
INT: to Bidkar captain Take and cast

2 Kings 10:25
HEB: יֵ֠הוּא לָרָצִ֨ים וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜ים בֹּ֤אוּ הַכּוּם֙
NAS: to the guard and to the royal officers,
KJV: to the guard and to the captains, Go in,
INT: Jehu to the guard the royal Go kill

2 Kings 10:25
HEB: וַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּ הָֽרָצִים֙ וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ עַד־
NAS: and to the royal officers, Go
KJV: and the guard and the captains cast [them] out,
INT: threw and the guard officers and went against

2 Kings 15:25
HEB: בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹן
NAS: of Remaliah, his officer, conspired
KJV: of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired
INT: son of Remaliah his officer and struck Samaria

2 Chronicles 8:9
HEB: מִלְחָמָה֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י שָׁלִישָׁ֔יו וְשָׂרֵ֥י רִכְבּ֖וֹ
NAS: his chief captains and commanders
KJV: and chief of his captains, and captains
INT: of war his chief captains and commanders of his chariots

Psalm 80:5
HEB: וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ בִּדְמָע֥וֹת שָׁלִֽישׁ׃
NAS: tears in large measure.
KJV: to drink in great measure.
INT: have made tears large

Isaiah 40:12
HEB: תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: of the earth by the measure, And weighed
KJV: of the earth in a measure, and weighed
INT: and marked and calculated the measure the dust of the earth

Ezekiel 23:15
HEB: בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם מַרְאֵ֥ה שָׁלִשִׁ֖ים כֻּלָּ֑ם דְּמ֤וּת
NAS: of them looking like officers, like
KJV: upon their heads, all of them princes to look to,
INT: their heads looking officers all like

Ezekiel 23:23
HEB: וּסְגָנִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙ וּקְרוּאִ֔ים רֹכְבֵ֥י
NAS: all of them, officers and men of renown,
KJV: and rulers, great lords and renowned,
INT: and officials all officers and men riding