Hebrew · H8337

שֵׁשׁ

Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth

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שֵׁשׁ H8337

What does שֵׁשׁ mean in the Bible?

שֵׁשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שֵׁשׁ mean in the Bible?

שֵׁשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth".

How does the BSB render H8337?

The BSB source-word alignment has 215 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include six (40), . . . (39), For six (17), sixteen (8), and six (6).

Where does שֵׁשׁ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (28), Numbers (28), 1 Chronicles (24), 2 Chronicles (22).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

six 40× Genesis 30:20, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 26:22

. . . 39× Genesis 16:16, Genesis 46:26, Leviticus 12:5, Numbers 1:25

For six 17× Exodus 16:26, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:12

sixteen 8× Genesis 46:18, Joshua 15:41, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 15:33

and six 6× Genesis 31:41, 2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Samuel 21:20

the six 5× Genesis 7:11, Judges 18:16, 1 Kings 10:20, 1 Chronicles 3:22

had six 4× 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Chronicles 8:38, 1 Chronicles 9:44, 2 Chronicles 9:18

666 3× 1 Kings 10:14, 2 Chronicles 9:13, Ezra 2:13

and sixteen 3× Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:30, 2 Chronicles 13:21

- 2× Exodus 37:21, Leviticus 25:3

[to be] six 2× Ezekiel 41:1, Ezekiel 41:5

[was] sixteen 2× 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Chronicles 26:1

36,000 {} 2× Numbers 31:38, Numbers 31:44

6,000 {} 2× 1 Chronicles 23:4, Job 42:12

621 2× Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30

about six 2× 1 Samuel 13:15, 1 Samuel 23:13

and 16,000 2× Numbers 31:40, Numbers 31:46

and 6,720 2× Ezra 2:67, Nehemiah 7:69

for all six 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19

his six 2× Deuteronomy 15:18, 1 Samuel 27:2

the sixteenth 2× 1 Chronicles 24:14, 1 Chronicles 25:23

with six 2× 1 Chronicles 20:6, 2 Chronicles 3:8

. . . 76,500 1× Numbers 26:22

[and he reigned] sixteen 1× 2 Kings 13:10

[in] six 1× Exodus 20:11

[shall] [be] six 1× Ezekiel 46:4

[There were] sixteen 1× 1 Chronicles 24:4

[These] six 1× 1 Chronicles 3:4

[was] six 1× Ezekiel 41:3

[was] six [long] 1× Ezekiel 40:5

[weighed] six 1× 1 Samuel 17:7

[were] six 1× Ezekiel 40:12

46,500 1× Numbers 2:11

6,800 1× 1 Chronicles 12:24

600 1× Exodus 14:7

600,000 {} 1× Numbers 11:21

601,730 [in all] 1× Numbers 26:51

61,000 {} 1× Ezra 2:69

623 1× Ezra 2:11

628 1× Nehemiah 7:16

642 1× Ezra 2:10

642 [in all] 1× Nehemiah 7:62

648 1× Nehemiah 7:15

650 1× Ezra 8:26

652 1× Nehemiah 7:10

652 [in all] 1× Ezra 2:60

655 1× Nehemiah 7:20

667 1× Nehemiah 7:18

675,000 {} 1× Numbers 31:32

a total of 603,550 1× Exodus 38:26

and 690 1× 1 Chronicles 9:6

and his six 1× 1 Samuel 30:9

and six [toes on each foot] 1× 1 Chronicles 20:6

and the other six 1× Exodus 26:9

But 600 1× Judges 20:47

during the six 1× Ezekiel 46:1

for another six 1× Esther 2:12

For the six 1× Exodus 25:35

had sixteen 1× 1 Chronicles 4:27

having six 1× Isaiah 6:2

He was six 1× 1 Samuel 17:4

In [Noah’s] six 1× Genesis 8:13

in six 1× Exodus 31:17

in the sixth 1× 2 Kings 18:10

numbered 46,500 1× Numbers 1:21

numbered about six 1× 1 Samuel 14:2

of 675 1× Numbers 31:37

on the sixteenth 1× 2 Chronicles 29:17

six [in all] 1× 1 Chronicles 25:3

six [measures] 1× Ruth 3:15

six [things that] 1× Proverbs 6:16

So six 1× Judges 18:11

there were six 1× 1 Chronicles 26:17

There were sixteen 1× Joshua 19:22

totaled 603,550 1× Numbers 1:46

was 6,200 1× Numbers 3:34

was 600 1× Genesis 7:6

was 603,550 1× Numbers 2:32

was sixteen 1× 2 Chronicles 26:3

weighed 16,750 1× Numbers 31:52

with about 600,000 1× Exodus 12:37

with the six 1× Judges 18:17

you from six 1× Job 5:19

you six 1× Jeremiah 34:14

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 7:6

Aligned rows 215

Books represented 22

Genesis 8 Exodus 28 Leviticus 5 Numbers 28 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 7 Judges 7 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 8 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 10 2 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 24 2 Chronicles 22 Ezra 15 Nehemiah 9 Esther 2 Job 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 12

Source forms

שֵׁ֥שׁ 31x šêš Genesis 7:6, Genesis 46:18, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 26:9

שֵׁשׁ־ 26x šêš- Genesis 7:11, Exodus 14:7, Numbers 1:46, Numbers 2:32

וְשֵׁ֥שׁ 19x wə·šêš Genesis 31:41, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 25:3, Numbers 1:25

וְשֵׁשׁ־ 11x wə·šêš- Genesis 8:13, Judges 18:16, Judges 18:17, 1 Samuel 27:2

שֵׁ֣שׁ 11x šêš Leviticus 24:6, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:18, Judges 12:7

שִׁשָּׁ֥ה 11x šiš·šāh Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:27, Exodus 36:30

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת 7x šê·šeṯ Exodus 24:16, Exodus 31:15, Exodus 31:17, Exodus 35:2

וְשֵׁ֣שׁ 6x wə·šêš Genesis 16:16, Numbers 2:31, Numbers 3:28, 2 Chronicles 2:18

Parsing patterns

Number - feminine singular construct 44x Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 46:18, Exodus 14:7

Number - feminine singular 40x Exodus 21:2, Leviticus 24:6, Numbers 7:3, Numbers 35:13

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular 30x Genesis 16:16, Genesis 46:26, Exodus 23:10, Numbers 3:28

Number - masculine singular 29x Genesis 30:20, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 28:10

Number - masculine singular construct 21x Exodus 16:26, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 20:11, Exodus 23:12

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular 18x Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18, Joshua 7:5, Judges 20:15

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct 13x Genesis 8:13, Genesis 31:41, Leviticus 25:3, Numbers 1:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct 6x Leviticus 12:5, Numbers 2:9, 1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Kings 5:5

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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