Lexicon shilshowm: time Original Word: שִׁלְשֹׁםPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: shilshowm Phonetic Spelling: (shil-shome') Short Definition: time Brown-Driver-Briggs שִׁלְשֹׁם and (less often) שִׁלְשׁוֺם25 adverb = three days ago, specifically day before yesterday (Köii. 1. 255 f. LagBN 20 Anm. BaNB § 216 b); — in phrase ׳תְּמוֺל שׁ Exodus 5:8 yesterday (and) day before, idiomatic for hitherto, so Ruth 2:11, ׳אֶתְמוֺל שׁ 1 Samuel 4:7; ׳שׁ ׳כִּת Genesis 31:2,5 (E), Exodus 5:7,14 (J), 2 Kings 13:5, compare 1 Samuel 14:21; 1 Samuel 19:7; ׳גַּםשֿׁ ׳גַּםתֿ Exodus 4:10 (J), 2 Samuel 3:17; 1 Chronicles 11:2, compare 2 Samuel 5:2; ׳שׁ ׳מִתּ from aforetime, previously Exodus 21:29,36 (E), Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:4,6; Joshua 4:18 (J), Joshua 3:4; Joshua 20:5 (both R), compare 1 Samuel 10:11; ׳שׁ ׳כִּת 1 Samuel 21:6 as formerly (but Bu ׳שׁ ׳מִתּ = for some days). — ׳שׁ Proverbs 22:20 Kt is difficult; Qr שָׁלִשִׁים (see III. שָׁלִישׁ) is impossible; supply perhaps תְּמוֺל have I not thee heretofore, etc.?
Strong's before that time, heretofore, three days, time past Or shilshom {shil-shome'}; from the same as Shelesh; trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday -- + before (that time, - time), excellent things (from the margin), + heretofore, three days, + time past. see HEBREW Shelesh |
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