Lexical Summary sheth or shith: To put, place, set Original Word: שֵׁת Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sixth (Aramaic) or shith (Aramaic) {sheeth}; corresponding to shesh -- six(-th). see HEBREW shesh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to shesh Definition six NASB Translation six (1), sixth (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׁת, שִׁ֑ת noun masculine six; — absolute שִׁ֑ת after feminine nounDaniel 3:1; שְׁנָתשֵֿׁת Ezra 6:15 year six = sixth year. שֵׁת, שִׁ֑ת six, see שׁדת Topical Lexicon Meaning and Range שֵׁת is the Aramaic form of the cardinal number “six.” It appears only in the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel and functions exactly as its Hebrew counterpart שֵׁשׁ, designating the quantity six in measurements or chronology. Occurrences • Ezra 6:15 – “And this house was completed on the third day of the month Adar in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Theological Significance of Six In Scripture the number six is consistently tied to human labor and incompleteness: שֵׁת therefore reminds the reader that human endeavor—whether lawful labor or rebellious self-exaltation—stops short of the divine ideal symbolized by seven. Historical Context in Ezra Ezra 6:15 records the completion of the Second Temple “in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” The number six here frames the project as the fruit of sustained human effort under God’s providence. The temple’s dedication in the next verses shifts the focus from human toil to divine worship, moving from six (labor) toward seven (covenant wholeness) in the liturgical life of Israel. Historical Context in Daniel Daniel 3:1 places שֵׁת in the measurements of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue—“sixty cubits high and six cubits wide.” The massive image embodies an idolatrous empire exalting itself through human achievement. The repeated sixes accentuate the contrast between Babylon’s proud monument and the sovereign God who delivers His servants from the fiery furnace (Daniel 3:24-30). Thus שֵׁת becomes a numerical marker of human pride that falls short of God’s glory. Ministry Implications 1. Work and Worship: Six invites believers to labor diligently yet remember that rest and completion are found only in God. Related Numerical Themes • The sixth year in sabbatical cycles prepared fields for the Sabbath rest (Leviticus 25:1-7). In every occurrence שֵׁת directs readers to contemplate the limits of mankind and the sufficiency of the Lord who alone brings history—and His people—to perfect completion. Forms and Transliterations שִׁ֑ת שֵׁ֔ת שת šêṯ Shet Shit šiṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 6:15 HEB: הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־ שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ NAS: Adar; it was the sixth year KJV: which was in the sixth year INT: which was year it was the sixth of the reign Darius Daniel 3:1 2 Occurrences |
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