תְּלִיתַיtᵉlîythay
: as substantive third (ruler), i.e.
Pronunciation: tel-ee-thah'-ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8523
Meanings
triumuir (Daniel 5:7)
ᵑ7: third (Daniel 2:39)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Daniel 2:39 “But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world.
- Daniel 5:7 The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).