Hebrew · H8346

שִׁשִּׁים

Sixty

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שִׁשִּׁיםH8346

What does שִׁשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

שִׁשִּׁים is a Hebrew word meaning "sixty".

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What does שִׁשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

שִׁשִּׁים is a Hebrew word meaning "sixty".

How does the BSB render H8346?

The BSB source-word alignment has 59 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (25), sixty (7), and sixty (5), [was] sixty (2), 65 (2).

Where does שִׁשִּׁים appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (11), Genesis (8), 1 Chronicles (6), Nehemiah (6).

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

. . .25×Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 5:27

sixty7×Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 7:88, Deuteronomy 3:4

and sixty5×Numbers 7:88, 2 Kings 25:19, 2 Chronicles 11:21, Jeremiah 52:25

[was] sixty2×1 Kings 6:2, 2 Chronicles 3:3

652×Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:21

was sixty2×Genesis 25:26, 1 Chronicles 2:21

. . . 60,5001×Numbers 26:27

[numbered] sixty-six1×Genesis 46:26

[to be] sixty1×Ezekiel 40:14

601×Ezra 8:13

60,000 {}1×2 Chronicles 12:3

621×1 Chronicles 26:8

and 671×Nehemiah 7:72

and his sixty-eight1×1 Chronicles 16:38

and its sixty1×1 Chronicles 2:23

and sixty-two1×Daniel 9:25

are sixty1×Song Of Solomon 6:8

by sixty1×Song Of Solomon 3:7

for sixty-six1×Leviticus 12:5

sixty-five1×Isaiah 7:8

the sixty-two1×Daniel 9:26

with its sixty1×1 Kings 4:13

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 5:15וְשִׁשִּׁ֣יםto65Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 5:18וְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםto. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 5:20וְשִׁשִּׁים֙to. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 5:21וְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםto65Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 5:23וְשִׁשִּׁים֙to. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 5:27וְשִׁשִּׁים֙to. . .Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Genesis 25:26שִׁשִּׁ֥יםtowas sixtyNumber - common plural Genesis 46:26שִׁשִּׁ֥יםto[numbered] sixty-sixNumber - common plural Leviticus 12:5וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםtofor sixty-sixConjunctive waw | Number - common plural Leviticus 27:3שִׁשִּׁ֣יםtosixtyNumber - common plural

Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 5:15

Aligned rows59

Books represented17

Genesis8Leviticus3Numbers11Deuteronomy1Joshua12 Samuel11 Kings42 Kings11 Chronicles62 Chronicles5Ezra5Nehemiah6Song Of Solomon2Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1Daniel2

Source forms

שִׁשִּׁ֥ים15xšiš·šîmGenesis 25:26, Genesis 46:26, Numbers 26:27, Deuteronomy 3:4

שִׁשִּׁ֣ים7xšiš·šîmLeviticus 27:3, 1 Chronicles 2:21, 1 Chronicles 2:23, 1 Chronicles 16:38

וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים6xwə·šiš·šîmGenesis 5:18, Numbers 1:39, Numbers 2:26, Numbers 26:25

וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים6xwə·šiš·šîmLeviticus 12:5, 1 Kings 4:22, 2 Kings 25:19, 2 Chronicles 9:13

וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים4xwə·šiš·šîmGenesis 5:21, Numbers 31:34, 1 Chronicles 5:18, Ezra 8:10

וְשִׁשִּׁים֙3xwə·šiš·šîmGenesis 5:20, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 5:27

וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃2xwə·šiš·šîmNumbers 31:39, Nehemiah 7:66

וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ס2xwə·šiš·šîmEzra 2:9, Nehemiah 7:14

Parsing patterns

Number - common plural32xGenesis 25:26, Genesis 46:26, Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:7

Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural26xGenesis 5:15, Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:21

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - common plural1x2 Chronicles 12:3

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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What does שִׁשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

What does שִׁשִּׁים mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8346?

Where does שִׁשִּׁים appear in Scripture?

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