Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H7991
a triple , i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three -stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three -fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)
KJV usage: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
Etymology: or שָׁלוֹשׁ ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from 7969 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin). captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
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