What does שִׁלְשׁוֹם mean in the Bible?
e. (in time) day before yesterday".
Hebrew · H8032
שִׁלְשׁוֹם
Trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
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שִׁלְשׁוֹם H8032
What does שִׁלְשׁוֹם mean in the Bible?
שִׁלְשׁוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8032?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (17), - (3), in times past (2), as is usual (1), prior (1).
Where does שִׁלְשׁוֹם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), 1 Samuel (5), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (3).
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 . . . 17× Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:14
- 3× Exodus 4:10, Exodus 5:7, Deuteronomy 19:4
in times past 2× 2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2
as is usual 1× 1 Samuel 21:5
prior 1× Joshua 20:5
thirty sayings 1× Proverbs 22:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:2 שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ to . . . Adverb Genesis 31:5 שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם to . . . Adverb Exodus 4:10 מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם to - Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 5:7 שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם to - Adverb Exodus 5:8 שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ to . . . Adverb Exodus 5:14 שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם to . . . Adverb Exodus 21:29 שִׁלְשֹׁ֗ם to . . . Adverb Exodus 21:36 שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם to . . . Adverb Deuteronomy 4:42 שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹם to . . . Adverb Deuteronomy 19:4 שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ to - Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:2
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 10
Genesis 2 Exodus 6 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 3 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ 5x šil·šō·wm Genesis 31:2, Deuteronomy 19:6, Joshua 20:5, Ruth 2:11
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם 4x šil·šōm Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:36, 1 Samuel 21:5, 2 Samuel 3:17
שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם 2x šil·šō·wm 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 14:21
שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם 2x šil·šō·wm 2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ס 2x šil·šō·wm Joshua 3:4, 1 Samuel 19:7
שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם 2x šil·šōm Genesis 31:5, Exodus 5:7
שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ 2x šil·šōm Deuteronomy 19:4, 1 Samuel 4:7
מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם 1x miš·šil·šōm Exodus 4:10
Parsing patterns
Adverb 23x Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 22:20
Preposition-m | Adverb 1x Exodus 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
Source Gloss
trebly , i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday BDB: three days ago Usage: before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), heretofore, three days, time past.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁלְשׁוֹם is built from this root:
שֶׁלֶשׁ H8028
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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