- 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