What does שְׁלוֹשִׁים (šĕlwōšiym) mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים (šĕlwōšiym): Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
Hebrew · H7970
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
Thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
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שְׁלוֹשִׁיםH7970
Pronunciationšĕlwōšiym
What does שְׁלוֹשִׁים (šĕlwōšiym) mean in the Bible?
שְׁלוֹשִׁים (šĕlwōšiym): Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
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How does the BSB render H7970?
The BSB source-word alignment has 174 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (41), thirty (24), a hundred and thirty [shekels] (12), and thirty (9), 30 (6).
Where does שְׁלוֹשִׁים (šĕlwōšiym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (37), 1 Chronicles (18), Genesis (18), Judges (15).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .41×Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:16
thirty24×Genesis 18:30, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:15
a hundred and thirty [shekels]12×Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31
and thirty9×Judges 12:14, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, 1 Kings 6:2
306×Genesis 11:14, Genesis 11:18, Genesis 11:22, Genesis 32:15
from thirty6×Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:30, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:39
the Thirty6×2 Samuel 23:23, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 11:25, 1 Chronicles 12:4
about thirty3×Judges 20:31, Judges 20:39, 1 Samuel 9:22
In the thirty-ninth3×2 Kings 15:13, 2 Kings 15:17, 2 Chronicles 16:12
thirty-two3×1 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 8:17, 2 Chronicles 21:20
30,000 {}2×Joshua 8:3, 2 Chronicles 35:7
among the Thirty2×1 Chronicles 12:4, 1 Chronicles 27:6
In the thirty-eighth2×1 Kings 16:29, 2 Kings 15:8
of the thirty-seventh2×2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31
thirty-one2×2 Kings 22:1, 2 Chronicles 34:1
thirty-three2×2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Chronicles 3:4
was thirty2×Genesis 41:46, 2 Samuel 5:4
[So there were] thirty-one1×Joshua 12:24
[was] thirty-three1×Genesis 46:15
[was] thirty-two1×2 Chronicles 21:5
{} 30,5001×Numbers 31:39
1301×Genesis 5:3
30,5001×Numbers 31:45
38,000 {}1×1 Chronicles 23:3
4301×Genesis 11:17
about thirty-six of them1×Joshua 7:5
and 301×Genesis 6:15
and 30,0001×1 Samuel 11:8
and 5301×Nehemiah 7:70
and the 321×1 Kings 20:16
and the thirty1×1 Chronicles 11:42
and thirty [cubits]1×Ezekiel 46:22
and thirty-three1×1 Kings 2:11
and thirty-three years1×1 Chronicles 29:27
as well as thirty1×Judges 12:9
by 37,0001×1 Chronicles 12:34
for the past thirty1×Esther 4:11
for thirty-three1×Leviticus 12:4
He [was] thirty-five1×2 Chronicles 20:31
his thirty-second1×Nehemiah 5:14
his thirty-two1×1 Kings 22:31
In the thirtieth1×Ezekiel 1:1
In the thirty-first1×1 Kings 16:23
in the thirty-second1×Nehemiah 13:6
In the thirty-seventh1×2 Kings 13:10
In the thirty-sixth1×2 Chronicles 16:1
men from thirty1×Numbers 4:3
Now [these were members of] the Thirty1×2 Samuel 23:24
of 30,0001×1 Kings 5:13
of the 4301×Exodus 12:41
of the officers1×1 Chronicles 11:11
of the thirty1×2 Samuel 23:13
of the Thirty, and he said1×1 Chronicles 12:18
of thirty rooms each1×Ezekiel 41:6
the thirty-fifth1×2 Chronicles 15:19
There were thirty-seven1×2 Samuel 23:39
they had 36,0001×1 Chronicles 7:4
three1×2 Samuel 23:13
was 4301×Exodus 12:40
was thirty-eight1×Deuteronomy 2:14
was thirty-five1×1 Kings 22:42
weighed a hundred and thirty shekels1×Numbers 7:85
which [together] were thirty-five1×2 Chronicles 3:15
with three1×1 Samuel 13:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 5:3שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםto130Number - common pluralGenesis 5:5וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralGenesis 5:16שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםto. . .Number - common pluralGenesis 6:15וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםtoand 30Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralGenesis 11:12וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralGenesis 11:14שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםto30Number - common pluralGenesis 11:16וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralGenesis 11:17שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםto430Number - common pluralGenesis 11:18שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםto30Number - common pluralGenesis 11:20וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 5:3
Aligned rows174
Books represented20
Genesis18Exodus9Leviticus2Numbers37Deuteronomy2Joshua3Judges151 Samuel42 Samuel81 Kings142 Kings81 Chronicles182 Chronicles11Ezra7Nehemiah7Esther1Jeremiah3Ezekiel4Daniel1Zechariah2
Source forms
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים41xšə·lō·šîmGenesis 5:16, Genesis 11:14, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 11:18
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים30xšə·lō·šîmGenesis 46:15, Genesis 47:9, Leviticus 27:4, Numbers 31:39
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים16xšə·lō·šîmGenesis 5:3, Numbers 4:3, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:39
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים13xū·šə·lō·šîmGenesis 5:5, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:20
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים10xū·šə·lō·šîmExodus 6:16, Exodus 6:18, Exodus 6:20, Exodus 38:24
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים7xū·šə·lō·šîmGenesis 6:15, Genesis 25:17, Leviticus 12:4, Judges 10:4
שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים7xšə·lō·šîmNumbers 4:23, Numbers 4:30, Joshua 8:3, 1 Samuel 13:5
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים4xū·šə·lō·šîmNumbers 31:36, Numbers 31:43, Judges 12:9, Ezekiel 41:6
Parsing patterns
Number - common plural106xGenesis 5:3, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 11:14, Genesis 11:17
Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural48xGenesis 5:5, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:16
Article | Number - common plural6x2 Samuel 23:23, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 11:25, 1 Chronicles 12:4
Preposition-k | Number - common plural4xJoshua 7:5, Judges 20:31, Judges 20:39, 1 Samuel 9:22
Preposition-b | Number - common plural3x2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31, Ezekiel 1:1
Article | Noun - masculine plural2x1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 12:18
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 2:14
Noun - proper - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 23:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
Source Gloss
thirty ; or (ordinal) thirtieth
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cardinal and ordinal form of thirty; marks significant biblical milestones in age, priestly service, and narrative divisions.
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth BDB: thirty Usage: thirty, thirtieth. Compare 7991.
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Word Origins
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