7991. shaliysh

Strong's Lexicon

shaliysh: Officer, captain, third man in a chariot, or a musical instrument (triangular harp).

Original Word: שָׁלִישׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shaliysh
Pronunciation: shah-LEESH
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-leesh')
Definition: Officer, captain, third man in a chariot, or a musical instrument (triangular harp).
Meaning: a triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁלֹשׁ (shalosh), meaning "three" or "third."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shaliysh," related concepts of military officers and musical instruments can be found in Greek terms such as στρατηγός (strategos, G4755) for military leaders and κιθάρα (kithara, G2788) for musical instruments.

Usage: The term "shaliysh" primarily refers to a high-ranking military officer or captain, often the third in command or a chariot warrior. It can also denote a type of musical instrument, possibly a triangular harp, used in worship or royal ceremonies. The usage of "shaliysh" in the Bible often highlights the hierarchical structure of ancient military and royal systems, as well as the cultural importance of music.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel and surrounding cultures, the military was a crucial aspect of society, with a structured hierarchy. The "shaliysh" would have been a trusted and skilled warrior, often riding in chariots, which were the elite units of ancient armies. The term also reflects the cultural significance of music in worship and royal courts, where instruments like the "shaliysh" were used to enhance ceremonies and celebrations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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 Exhaustive Concordance

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

Forms and Transliterations

בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ בשלש הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י השליש השלשי וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔ים וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜ים וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יו וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃ ובשלשים׃ והשלשים ולשלשים ושלשיו ושלשם שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙ שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו שָׁלִֽישׁ׃ שָׁלִישָׁ֔יו שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹ שָׁלִשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁלִשֹׁ֔ו שליש׃ שלישו שלישיו שלשו שלשיו שלשים baš·šā·liš bashshaLish baššāliš haš·šā·li·šî haš·šā·lîš hashshaLish hashshaliShi haššālîš haššālišî šā·li·šāw šā·lî·šāw šā·li·šîm šā·li·šōw šā·lî·šōw šā·lîš šālîš šālišāw šālîšāw šālišîm šālišōw šālîšōw shaLish shaliShav shaliShim shaliSho ū·ḇə·šā·li·šîm ūḇəšālišîm uveshaliShim vehashShaliShim velashshaliShim veshaliShav veshaliShim wə·haš·šā·li·šîm wə·laš·šā·li·šîm wə·šā·li·šāw wə·šā·li·šim wəhaššālišîm wəlaššālišîm wəšālišāw wəšālišim

Englishman's Concordance

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

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7991
17 Occurrences

baš·šā·liš — 1 Occ.
haš·šā·lîš — 3 Occ.
haš·šā·li·šî — 1 Occ.
šā·lîš — 1 Occ.
šā·li·šāw — 2 Occ.
šā·li·šîm — 2 Occ.
šā·li·šōw — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·šā·li·šîm — 1 Occ.
wə·haš·šā·li·šîm — 1 Occ.
wə·laš·šā·li·šîm — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·li·šāw — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·li·šim — 1 Occ.