H8027 שָׁלַשׁ (shâlash) — to be (causatively

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8027

to be (causatively, make ) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)

KJV usage: do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).

Etymology: a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from 7969 ,

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old). do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).

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