שִׁלֵּשׁ (šillēš) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning pertaining to the third. It appears
5 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8029).
Also rendered
third
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2403h)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2403h)pertaining to the third; third, great grandchild
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שִׁלֵּשׁadjective: pertaining to the third
Strong's H8029שִׁלֵּשׁ: a descendant of the third degree, i.e. great grandchild KJV:third (generation).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2403: שָׁלַשׁšālaš — do a third time, divide into three parts; three years old; be, make, triplicate; do the third time, three, threefold