What does שָׁלוֹשׁ · קָנֶה mean in the Bible?
שָׁלוֹשׁ · קָנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice".
Hebrew · H7969, H7070
שְׁלֹשָׁה קָנִים
Three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice · a reed (as erect ); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft , tube , stem , the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
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שָׁלוֹשׁ H7969 three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Pronunciation šālwōš
Cardinal number marking completion or divine testing; foundational to covenant witness and resurrection typology in Scripture.
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קָנֶה H7070 a reed (as erect ); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft , tube , stem , the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
Pronunciation qāneh
Flexible hollow plant structure that becomes measuring rod; literalness shifts to precision and standardization
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What does שְׁלֹשָׁה קָנִים (sheloshah qanim) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלוֹשׁ · קָנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7969, H7070?
H7969, H7070 is connected to 493 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Strong's H7969, H7070
Lexical occurrences 493 verses Source Gloss
three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain