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שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh · Hebrew · Strong's H7969 · 429 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “third”
What it means
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number;
How the KJV renders it
third, thirteen, teenth, three
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“third”
“thirteen”
also renders ʻâsâr (H6240)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
429 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 2:3 · HAcmsa
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.
1 Chronicles 2:16 · HAcmsa
and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
1 Chronicles 2:22 · HC/Acfsa
Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 3:4 · HC/Acfsa
six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem;
1 Chronicles 3:23 · HAcmsa
The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.
1 Chronicles 6:60 · HAcfsa
and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
1 Chronicles 6:62 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 7:6 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 10:6 HC/Acmsc1 Chronicles 11:11 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 11:12 HR/Acmsa1 Chronicles 11:15 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 11:18 HTd/Acmsa1 Chronicles 11:19 HAcmsc1 Chronicles 11:20 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 11:21 HTd/Acmsa1 Chronicles 11:24 HR/Acmsa1 Chronicles 11:25 HTd/Acmsa1 Chronicles 12:27 HAcmsc1 Chronicles 12:29 HAcmsc1 Chronicles 12:39 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 13:14 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 21:10 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 21:12 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 23:8 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 23:9 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 23:23 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 24:13 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 24:18 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 25:5 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 25:20 HR/Acmsa1 Chronicles 25:30 HR/Acmsa1 Chronicles 26:11 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 29:4 HAcmsc1 Chronicles 29:27 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 2:11 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 2:39 HAcfsa1 Kings 4:32 HAcmsc1 Kings 5:16 HAcmsc1 Kings 6:36 HAcmsa1 Kings 7:1 HAcfsa1 Kings 7:4 HAcfsa1 Kings 7:5 HAcfsa1 Kings 7:12 HAcmsa1 Kings 7:25 HAcmsa1 Kings 7:27 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 9:25 HAcfsa1 Kings 10:17 HAcmsc1 Kings 10:22 HR/Acfsa1 Kings 11:3 HAcfsa1 Kings 12:5 HAcmsa1 Kings 15:2 HAcfsa1 Kings 15:28 HAcfsa1 Kings 15:33 HAcfsa1 Kings 17:21 HAcfsa1 Kings 22:1 HAcfsa1 Samuel 1:24 HAcmsa1 Samuel 2:13 HAcfsa1 Samuel 2:21 HAcmsa1 Samuel 9:20 HAcmsc
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.