Original Word: שָׁלַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shalash
Pronunciation: shah-lash'
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-lash')
Definition: To do a third time, to divide into three parts, to do something in thirds
Meaning: to be, triplicate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "shalash" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of dividing into three or doing something a third time is more contextually based in Hebrew culture. However, the Greek word "τρίς" (tris, Strong's G5151), meaning "three times," can sometimes convey a similar idea in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shalash" primarily means to divide into three parts or to do something for the third time. It is used in contexts where actions or items are divided or repeated in thirds. This verb is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, but when it appears, it often emphasizes the completion or thoroughness of an action by repeating it three times or dividing it into three parts.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the number three often symbolizes completeness or perfection. This is reflected in various aspects of life and religious practice, such as the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), the three pilgrimage festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot), and the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Torah, Prophets, and Writings). The use of "shalash" to denote division into three parts or repetition three times aligns with this cultural significance, underscoring the thoroughness or completeness of an action.

Word Origin
denominative verb from shalosh
Definition
to do a third time, divide into three parts
NASB Translation
did it a third time (1), divide into three parts (1), do it a third time (1), stayed for three days (1), third time (2), three (2), three days (1), three parts (1), three year old (3).

I. [שִׁלֵּשׁ] Pi`el denominative do a third time, devide into three parts, etc.; — Perfect2masculine singular וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 19:3 divide land into three parts (so Imperfect וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁ אֶתהָֿעָם [for ᵑ0 וַיְשַׁלַּח] 2 Samuel 18:2 ᵐ5^L Bu); 1 Samuel 20:19 stay three days (compare Dr); 1 Samuel 20:20 We Dr and others (compare ᵐ5) read ׳אֲשַׁלֵּשׁ בַּ (for ׳שְׁלשֶׁת הַ) = I will shoot on the third day with the arrows (HPS question); Imperfect3masculine plural וַיְשַׁלֵּ֑שׁוּ 1 Kings 18:34, and Imperative masculine plural שַׁלֵּ֑שׁוּ 1 Kings 18:34 do a third time.

Pu`al Participle מְשֻׁלָּשׁ three years old Genesis 15:9 + 1 Samuel 1:24 (read with ᵐ5 Th We etc. בְּפַר מְשֻׁלָּשׁ for בְּפָרִם שְׁלשָׁה), feminine מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת Genesis 15:9 (twice in verse); הַחוּט הַמְשֻׁלָּשׁ Ecclesiastes 4:12 the threefold cord; female plural מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֺת Ezekiel 42:6 three-storied chambers.

do the third time, divide into, stay three days,

A primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. Treble; but apparently used only as denominative from shalowsh, to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years) -- do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, - fold, parts, years old).

see HEBREW shalowsh

הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ המשלש וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃ וישלשו׃ ושלשת מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙ משלש משלשות משלשת שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ שלשו ham·šul·lāš hamshulLash hamšullāš mə·šul·lā·šō·wṯ mə·šul·lāš mə·šul·le·šeṯ meshulLash meshullashOt meshulLeshet məšullāš məšullāšōwṯ məšullešeṯ šal·lê·šū šallêšū shalLeshu vayshalLeshu veshillashTa way·šal·lê·šū wayšallêšū wə·šil·laš·tā wəšillaštāInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts