1. שָׁלִישׁ
adjutant, officer
The corpus record — Hebrew
וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם
shaliysh · n.m
adjutant, officer
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 20 · 0.65/10k
Senses
2. שָׁלִישׁ
sistrum
3. שָׁלִ(י)שׁ
third
4. שָׁלִישׁ
a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed 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)
Attestations
- וְ/שָׁלִשִׁ֖ם Exodus 14:7 (BHS)
- שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖י/ו Exodus 15:4 (BHS)
- וּ/בְ/שָׁלִשִֽׁים 1 Samuel 18:6 (BHS)
- הַ/שָּׁלִשִׁ֗י 2 Samuel 23:8 (BHS)
- וְ/שָׁלִשָׁ֔י/ו 1 Kings 9:22 (BHS)
- הַ/שָּׁלִ֡ישׁ 2 Kings 7:2 (BHS)
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