Lexicon shesh: Six Original Word: שֵׁשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sixteen sixth Masculine shishshah {shish-shaw'}; a primitive number; six (as an overplus (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth. see HEBREW suws Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה216 noun masculine and feminine six; — masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Genesis 31:41 120t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Genesis 30:20 39t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exodus 23:12 30t. (6 1016are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P): 1 no other number: a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exodus 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1 Samuel 17:4 8t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1 Kings 6:6; שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Genesis 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exodus 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exodus 28:2; Joshua 15:59,62 (all P), 1 Chronicles 4:27; 1 Chronicles 26:17; Nehemiah 5:18; rarely noun omitted Leviticus 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2 Samuel 21:20 = 1 Chronicles 20:6). b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2 Kings 18:10 (Ges§ 134o). 2 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Genesis 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2 Kings 13:10 9t., בָּנוֺת2Chronicles 13:21; after עָרִים Joshua 15:41; Joshua 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exodus 26:25; Exodus 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Numbers 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1 Chronicles 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1 Chronicles 24:14; 1 Chronicles 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ2Chronicles 29:27. 3600= שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Genesis 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Numbers 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judges 20:15 2t. 4 c. tens, ׳שׁ following Genesis 46:26 13t., precedes Numbers 31:44 (P). 5 ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2 Kings 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16. שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to be smooth" or "to be white," possibly due to the smoothness or clarity associated with the number six.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent for the number six is ἕξ (hex), Strong's Greek Number 1803. This term is used in the New Testament to denote the number six, maintaining the same numerical value and often similar symbolic meanings as in the Hebrew context. Usage: The term שֵׁשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the cardinal number six and, in its ordinal form, the sixth. It appears in various contexts, including the description of quantities, measurements, and sequences. Context: • The number six, שֵׁשׁ, is frequently encountered in the Hebrew Scriptures. It is used to describe various quantities, such as the six days of creation (Genesis 1:31), where God completed His work and rested on the seventh day. The number six often signifies completeness in human terms, as it is one less than seven, which is considered a number of divine perfection. Forms and Transliterations בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ בשש הַשִּׁשָּׁ֧ה הששה וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־ וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת וְשֵׁ֣שׁ וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וְשֵׁ֧שֶׁת וְשֵׁשׁ־ וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃ וָשֵׁ֖שׁ וָשֵׁ֗שׁ וָשֵׁשׁ֙ ושש ושש־ ושש׃ וששה וששה׃ וששת וששת־ כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ כְּשֵׁשׁ־ כשש כשש־ לְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙ לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת לְשֵׁשׁ־ לשש־ לששה לששת שִׁשָּֽׁה׃ שִׁשָּׁ֗ה שִׁשָּׁ֣ה שִׁשָּׁ֤ה שִׁשָּׁ֥ה שִׁשָּׁ֧ה שִׁשָּׁ֨ה שִׁשָּׁה֒ שִׁשָּׁה֙ שֵֽׁשֶׁת־ שֵֽׁשׁ־ שֵׁ֔שׁ שֵׁ֖שֶׁת שֵׁ֖שׁ שֵׁ֣שֶׁת שֵׁ֣שׁ שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁת שֵׁ֤שֶׁת שֵׁ֤שׁ שֵׁ֥שֶׁת שֵׁ֥שׁ שֵׁ֧שֶׁת שֵׁ֧שׁ שֵׁ֨שׁ שֵׁשׁ֙ שֵׁשׁ־ שֶׁשׁ־ שש שש־ ששה ששה׃ ששת ששת־ bə·šêš bəšêš beShesh haš·šiš·šāh hashshishShah haššiššāh kə·šêš kə·šêš- kəšêš kəšêš- keshesh lə·šê·šeṯ lə·šêš- lə·šiš·šāh ləšêš- ləšêšeṯ leshesh leSheshet leshishShah ləšiššāh šê·šeṯ šê·šeṯ- šêš šeš- šêš- šêšeṯ šêšeṯ- shesh Sheshet shishShah šiš·šāh šiššāh vaShesh veshesh veSheshet veshishShah wā·šêš wāšêš wə·šê·šeṯ wə·šê·šeṯ- wə·šêš wə·šêš- wə·šiš·šāh wəšêš wəšêš- wəšêšeṯ wəšêšeṯ- wəšiššāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 7:6 HEB: וְנֹ֕חַ בֶּן־ שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה NAS: Now Noah was six hundred years KJV: him.And Noah [was] six hundred years INT: now Noah old was six hundred years Genesis 7:11 Genesis 8:13 Genesis 16:16 Genesis 30:20 Genesis 31:41 Genesis 46:18 Genesis 46:26 Exodus 12:37 Exodus 14:7 Exodus 16:26 Exodus 20:9 Exodus 20:11 Exodus 21:2 Exodus 23:10 Exodus 23:12 Exodus 24:16 Exodus 25:32 Exodus 25:33 Exodus 25:35 Exodus 26:9 Exodus 26:22 Exodus 26:25 Exodus 28:10 Exodus 28:10 215 Occurrences |