- Original: שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ שׁלישׁo
- Transliteration: Shaliysh
- Phonetic: shaw-leesh'
- Definition: 
1. third part 
a. name of a measure 
2. a musical instrument 
a. maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred 
b. 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 
- Strong's: (The second form used in 
1 Chronicles 11:11 1 Chronicles 11:12 1 Chronicles 11:18; the third form used in 
2 Samuel 23:13); from  
H7969  ; a triple that is (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three stringed lute); also (as an indefinitely great quantity) a three fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward that is the highest): - captain instrument of musick (great) lord (great) measure prince three [from the margin]. 
Total KJV Occurrences: 20 
 • captain, 2
 
2 Kings 9:25; 
2 Kings 15:25 
 
 • captains, 9
 
Exodus 14:7; 
Exodus 15:4; 
2 Samuel 23:8; 
1 Kings 9:22; 
2 Kings 10:25(2); 
1 Chronicles 11:11; 
1 Chronicles 12:18; 
2 Chronicles 8:9 
 
 • lord, 3
 
2 Kings 7:2; 
2 Kings 7:17; 
2 Kings 7:19 
 
 • lords, 1
 
Ezekiel 23:23 
 
 • measure, 2
 
Psalm 80:5; 
Isaiah 40:12 
 
 • music, 1
 
1 Samuel 18:6 
 
 • princes, 1
 
Ezekiel 23:15 
 
 • things, 1
 
Proverbs 22:20