Genesis 15:9
וַ יֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קְחָה לִי עֶגְלָה מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת וְ עֵז מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת וְ אַיִל מְשֻׁלָּשׁ וְ תֹר וְ גֹוזָל
And he is saying toward him, `Take to-myself a heifer of her-who-is-threefold566 and a she-goat of her-who-is-threefold, and a ram567 of him-who-is-threefold,568 and a turtle-dove, and a nestling.`
| 568 | Strong’s #8027, shalash. To thrice, make three, threefold. This is a denominative verb from the number three in the feminine sing. participle form. It is the same word used in Ecclesiastes, “and if the One is overpowering him, the Double are standing-firm his opposite, and the Cord of the One-who-is-threefold is not in haste being torn off.” Ecc. 4:12 literal |