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תְּלָת
tᵉlâth · Hebrew · Strong's H8532 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “third”
What it means
three or third
(Aramaic) masculine תְּלָתָה; (Aramaic), or תְּלָתָא; (Aramaic), corresponding to H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);
How the KJV renders it
third, 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”
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Daniel 3:23 · AAcmsc/Sp3mp
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:24 · AAcmsa
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
Daniel 6:2 · AAcmsa
and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one, that these local governors might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.
Daniel 6:10 · AAcbsa
When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
Daniel 6:13 · AAcbsa
Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
Daniel 7:5 · AC/Acbsa
“Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’
Daniel 7:8 AC/AcbsaDaniel 7:20 AAcbsaDaniel 7:24 AC/AcbsaEzra 6:4 AAcbsaEzra 6:15 AAobsa
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.