שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים
Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
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שֵׁשׁ H8337 six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
What does שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים (sheshet yamim) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁשׁ · יוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth".
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