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H7991 - שָׁלִישׁ - shâlîysh - shaw-leesh' - Captain

Original: שָׁלִישׁ

Transliteration: shâlîysh

Phonetic: shaw-leesh'

Short Definition: Captain

Original: שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ שׁלישׁ o

Transliteration: shâlı̂ysh shâlôsh shâlôsh

Phonetic: shaw-leesh'

BDB Definition:

  1. third part
    1. name of a measure
  2. a musical instrument
    1. maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
    2. perhaps a sistrum or triangle
  3. shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain

Origin: from H7969

TWOT entry: 2403e,2403f,2403g

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H7597, H7969, H7970, H7992, H8027, H8028, H8029, H8030, H8031, H8032

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