שְׁלִישִׁי
she.li.shi
“third”
Definition
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
ordinal from H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ);
- third, one third, third part, third time 1a) ordinal number
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
שְׁלִישִׁי appears 88 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah:This year you will eatwhat grows on its own,and in the second yearwhat springs from the same.But in the third year you will sow and reap;you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh;they raise their voices to Jahaz,from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah;for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
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