שִׁלְשֹׁום

«שִׁלְשֹׁום» in the Tanakh dictionary: three days ago — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 24 times · Key: 8032 · BDB: שִׁלְשֹׁם

Glosses

three.days.ago (19); [the].third.day (5)

Meaning (OSHB)

three days ago tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adv. three days ago day before yesterday tree →

The whole BDB entry

and (less often) שִׁלְשׁוֹם 25 adv. = three days ago, specif. day before yesterday (Köii. 1. 255 f. LagBN 20 Anm. BaNB § 216b);—in phr. תְּמוֹל שׁ׳ Ex 5:8 yesterday (and) day before, idiomat. for hitherto, so Ru 2:11, אֶתְמוֹל שׁ׳ 1 S 4:7; כִּת׳ שׁ׳ Gn 31:2, 5 (E), Ex 5:7, 14 (J), 2 K 13:5, cf. 1 S 14:21; 19:7; גַּם־ת׳ גַּם־שׁ׳ Ex 4:10 (J), 2 S 3:17; 1 Ch 11:2, cf. 2 S 5:2; מִתּ׳ שׁ׳ from aforetime, previously Ex 21:29, 36 (E), Dt 4:42; 19:4, 6; Jos 4:18 (J), 3:4; 20:5 (both R), cf. 1 S 10:11; כִּת׳ שׁ׳ 1 S 21:6 as formerly (but Bu מִתּ׳ שׁ׳ = for some days).—שׁ׳ Pr 22:20 Kt is difficult; Qr שָׁלִשִׁים (v. iii. שָׁלִישׁ) is imposs.; supply perhaps תְּמוֹל have I not written to thee heretofore, etc.?

Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 24 of its verses cited, 4 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 3 words shared with the BDB entry, 3 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «שִׁלְשֹׁום» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Genesis 31:2

וַיַּ֥רְא יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י לָבָ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נּוּ עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃

Word for word: and he.saw Jacob (et) the.face of.Laban and there! not he [was].with him as yesterday three.days.ago

JPS 1917: And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

2 Samuel 3:17

וּדְבַר־אַבְנֵ֣ר הָיָ֔ה עִם־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־תְּמוֹל֙ גַּם־שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞ם מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

Word for word: and the.word of.Abner it.was with the.elders of.Israel (cmp) both yesterday as.well.as [the].third.day you.were seeking (et) David to king over you

JPS 1917: And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In times past ye sought for David to be king over you;

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