Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

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  From: Polycarp66 AT aol.com 
  $fLiY$fYW is the pl. of $fLiY$ III. in BDB with 3 m.s. suff.  -- "officer"
   
  gfsomsel

  I know that. But why is "shalish" an "officer"? Any particular kind of 
officer? Does it have to do with chariotry in particuar? Is the word Hebrew, 
and if so, is it related to "shalosh", three? If not, is it Egyptian? 
Akkadian?

  Yigal