Hebrew · H8337

שֵׁשׁ

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

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שֵׁשׁH8337

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

six40×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 six17×Exodus 16:26, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:12

sixteen8×Genesis 46:18, Joshua 15:41, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 15:33

and six6×Genesis 31:41, 2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Samuel 21:20

the six5×Genesis 7:11, Judges 18:16, 1 Kings 10:20, 1 Chronicles 3:22

had six4×1 Kings 10:19, 1 Chronicles 8:38, 1 Chronicles 9:44, 2 Chronicles 9:18

6663×1 Kings 10:14, 2 Chronicles 9:13, Ezra 2:13

and sixteen3×Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:30, 2 Chronicles 13:21

-2×Exodus 37:21, Leviticus 25:3

[to be] six2×Ezekiel 41:1, Ezekiel 41:5

[was] sixteen2×2 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

6212×Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30

about six2×1 Samuel 13:15, 1 Samuel 23:13

and 16,0002×Numbers 31:40, Numbers 31:46

and 6,7202×Ezra 2:67, Nehemiah 7:69

for all six2×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19

his six2×Deuteronomy 15:18, 1 Samuel 27:2

the sixteenth2×1 Chronicles 24:14, 1 Chronicles 25:23

with six2×1 Chronicles 20:6, 2 Chronicles 3:8

. . . 76,5001×Numbers 26:22

[and he reigned] sixteen1×2 Kings 13:10

[in] six1×Exodus 20:11

[shall] [be] six1×Ezekiel 46:4

[There were] sixteen1×1 Chronicles 24:4

[These] six1×1 Chronicles 3:4

[was] six1×Ezekiel 41:3

[was] six [long]1×Ezekiel 40:5

[weighed] six1×1 Samuel 17:7

[were] six1×Ezekiel 40:12

46,5001×Numbers 2:11

6,8001×1 Chronicles 12:24

6001×Exodus 14:7

600,000 {}1×Numbers 11:21

601,730 [in all]1×Numbers 26:51

61,000 {}1×Ezra 2:69

6231×Ezra 2:11

6281×Nehemiah 7:16

6421×Ezra 2:10

642 [in all]1×Nehemiah 7:62

6481×Nehemiah 7:15

6501×Ezra 8:26

6521×Nehemiah 7:10

652 [in all]1×Ezra 2:60

6551×Nehemiah 7:20

6671×Nehemiah 7:18

675,000 {}1×Numbers 31:32

a total of 603,5501×Exodus 38:26

and 6901×1 Chronicles 9:6

and his six1×1 Samuel 30:9

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

and the other six1×Exodus 26:9

But 6001×Judges 20:47

during the six1×Ezekiel 46:1

for another six1×Esther 2:12

For the six1×Exodus 25:35

had sixteen1×1 Chronicles 4:27

having six1×Isaiah 6:2

He was six1×1 Samuel 17:4

In [Noah’s] six1×Genesis 8:13

in six1×Exodus 31:17

in the sixth1×2 Kings 18:10

numbered 46,5001×Numbers 1:21

numbered about six1×1 Samuel 14:2

of 6751×Numbers 31:37

on the sixteenth1×2 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 six1×Judges 18:11

there were six1×1 Chronicles 26:17

There were sixteen1×Joshua 19:22

totaled 603,5501×Numbers 1:46

was 6,2001×Numbers 3:34

was 6001×Genesis 7:6

was 603,5501×Numbers 2:32

was sixteen1×2 Chronicles 26:3

weighed 16,7501×Numbers 31:52

with about 600,0001×Exodus 12:37

with the six1×Judges 18:17

you from six1×Job 5:19

you six1×Jeremiah 34:14

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 7:6

Aligned rows215

Books represented22

Genesis8Exodus28Leviticus5Numbers28Deuteronomy4Joshua7Judges7Ruth21 Samuel82 Samuel61 Kings102 Kings101 Chronicles242 Chronicles22Ezra15Nehemiah9Esther2Job2Proverbs1Isaiah2Jeremiah3Ezekiel12

Source forms

שֵׁ֥שׁ31xšêšGenesis 7:6, Genesis 46:18, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 26:9

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

וְשֵׁ֥שׁ19xwə·šêšGenesis 31:41, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 25:3, Numbers 1:25

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

שֵׁ֣שׁ11xšêšLeviticus 24:6, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:18, Judges 12:7

שִׁשָּׁ֥ה11xšiš·šāhExodus 26:22, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:27, Exodus 36:30

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת7xšê·šeṯExodus 24:16, Exodus 31:15, Exodus 31:17, Exodus 35:2

וְשֵׁ֣שׁ6xwə·šêšGenesis 16:16, Numbers 2:31, Numbers 3:28, 2 Chronicles 2:18

Parsing patterns

Number - feminine singular construct44xGenesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 46:18, Exodus 14:7

Number - feminine singular40xExodus 21:2, Leviticus 24:6, Numbers 7:3, Numbers 35:13

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular30xGenesis 16:16, Genesis 46:26, Exodus 23:10, Numbers 3:28

Number - masculine singular29xGenesis 30:20, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 28:10

Number - masculine singular construct21xExodus 16:26, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 20:11, Exodus 23:12

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular18xExodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18, Joshua 7:5, Judges 20:15

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct13xGenesis 8:13, Genesis 31:41, Leviticus 25:3, Numbers 1:25

Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct6xLeviticus 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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