שִׁלְשֹׁם

shil.shomNounH8032

three days ago

From: or שִׁלְשֹׁם; from the same as H8028 (שֶׁלֶשׁ);

Short Definition

trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. day before yesterday, three days ago 1a) an idiom for 'heretofore in times past'

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N

DescriptionHebrew Noun

Occurrences

23 times

Appears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
6
1 Samuel
4
Deuteronomy
3
Joshua
3
2 Samuel
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:2
  • 1 Samuel 4:7
  • Deuteronomy 19:4
  • Exodus 21:36
  • Exodus 5:14

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