שֵׁשׁ
sheshNounH8337
six
From: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ)
Short Definition
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Full Lexicon Entry
- six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers Aramaic equivalent: shet (*שֵׁת *"six" H8353)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology H:N
DescriptionHebrew Noun
Occurrences
195 timesAppears 195 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
28
Exodus
27
1 Chronicles
18
2 Chronicles
18
Ezra
14
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 20:6
- 2 Chronicles 26:1
- Exodus 21:2
- Ezra 2:35
- Nehemiah 5:18
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