What does שְׁלוֹשִׁים · יוֹם · שָׁלוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים · יוֹם · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth".
Hebrew · H7970, H3117, H7969
שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים
Thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים H7970 thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Pronunciation šĕlwōšiym
Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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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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What does שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים (šĕlōšîm yôm ûšĕlōšeṯ yāmîm) mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים · יוֹם · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7970, H3117, H7969?
H7970, H3117, H7969 is connected to 2,910 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Strong's H7970, H3117, H7969
Lexical occurrences 2,910 verses Source Gloss
thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים is built from this root:
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