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šālīš שָׁלִישׁAthird, Btriangle, Cofficer’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šālōš שָׁלֹשׁ ‘three’
Roots: שׁלושׁ שׁלושׁ שׁלושׁה שׁלושׁה
Variants: שָׁלִישׁ, שָׁלִישׁ

šālīš n, m
A1) third part
 1a) name of a measure
B1) a musical instrument
 1a) maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
 1b) perhaps a sistrum or triangle
C1) shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain

Mentioned in Exodus 14:7, 15:4 1 Samuel 18:6 2 Samuel 23:8 1 Kings 9:22 2 Kings 9:25, 7:2, 7:17, 7:19, 10:25, 15:25 Isaiah 40:12 Ezekiel 23:15, 23:23 Psalms 80:6 2 Chronicles 8:9

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