What does שָׁלַשׁ mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)".
Hebrew · H8027
שָׁלַשׁ
To be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
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שָׁלַשׁ H8027
What does שָׁלַשׁ mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8027?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (2), [each] three years old (1), [When] you have stayed three days (1), and divide into three regions (1), and they did it a third time (1).
Where does שָׁלַשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), 1 Kings (2), 1 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1).
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 - 2× Genesis 15:9
[each] three years old 1× Genesis 15:9
[When] you have stayed three days 1× 1 Samuel 20:19
and divide into three regions 1× Deuteronomy 19:3
and they did it a third time 1× 1 Kings 18:34
Do [it] a third time 1× 1 Kings 18:34
of three 1× Ecclesiastes 4:12
were arranged in three stories 1× Ezekiel 42:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:9 מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת to - Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct Genesis 15:9 מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת to - Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct Genesis 15:9 מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ to [each] three years old Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Deuteronomy 19:3 וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ to and divide into three regions Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1 Samuel 20:19 וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ to [When] you have stayed three days Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1 Kings 18:34 שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ to Do [it] a third time Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural 1 Kings 18:34 וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃ to and they did it a third time Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Ecclesiastes 4:12 הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ to of three Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Ezekiel 42:6 מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙ to were arranged in three stories Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:9
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Genesis 3 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ 2x wə·šil·laš·tā Deuteronomy 19:3, 1 Samuel 20:19
הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ 1x ham·šul·lāš Ecclesiastes 4:12
וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃ 1x way·šal·lê·šū 1 Kings 18:34
מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ 1x mə·šul·lāš Genesis 15:9
מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙ 1x mə·šul·lā·šō·wṯ Ezekiel 42:6
מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת 1x mə·šul·le·šeṯ Genesis 15:9
מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת 1x mə·šul·le·šeṯ Genesis 15:9
שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ 1x šal·lê·šū 1 Kings 18:34
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 19:3, 1 Samuel 20:19
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct 2x Genesis 15:9
Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 4:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 1 Kings 18:34
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural 1x 1 Kings 18:34
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 42:6
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular 1x Genesis 15:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
Source Gloss
to be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years) BDB: do a third time Usage: do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 4×
Participle passive Ezek 42:6 · Gen 15:9 4×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34 1×
Word Origins
שָׁלַשׁ is built from this root:
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