Hebrew word study

שִׁלְשׁוֹםshilshôwm — trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday

Pronounced “shil-shome'”

trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), [phrase] heretofore, three days, [phrase] time past.

Appears 22 times in Scripture

Origin: or שִׁלְשֹׁם; from the same as H8028 (שֶׁלֶשׁ);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 31:2 Genesis 31:5

Exodus — 4×

Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:14 Exodus 21:29 Exodus 21:36

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 4:42 Deuteronomy 19:6

Joshua — 3×

Joshua 3:4 Joshua 4:18 Joshua 20:5

Ruth — 1×

Ruth 2:11

1 Samuel — 5×

1 Sam 4:7 1 Sam 10:11 1 Sam 14:21 1 Sam 19:7 1 Sam 21:5

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Kings — 1×

1 Chronicles — 1×

Proverbs — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.