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The term "sixth" appears in various contexts throughout the Bible, often signifying order, sequence, or a specific period. It is used both in literal and symbolic ways, contributing to the broader narrative of Scripture.

Creation Week

In the account of creation found in Genesis, the sixth day holds particular significance. On this day, God created the land animals and humankind, marking the culmination of His creative work. Genesis 1:26-27 states, "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.' So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." The sixth day is thus pivotal as it introduces humanity, the stewards of God's creation.

The Sixth Commandment

The sixth commandment, found in Exodus 20:13 , is succinct: "You shall not murder." This commandment underscores the sanctity of human life, reflecting the belief that life is a divine gift and should be protected. It serves as a moral foundation within the Judeo-Christian ethical framework, emphasizing the value and dignity of each person.

The Sixth Hour

In the New Testament, the "sixth hour" is mentioned in several contexts, often referring to noon according to Jewish timekeeping. One significant event occurring at the sixth hour is Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, as recorded in John 4:6 : "Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, wearied from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour." This meeting highlights themes of redemption and the breaking of social barriers.

Additionally, the crucifixion of Jesus is marked by darkness at the sixth hour. Mark 15:33 notes, "At the sixth hour darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour." This supernatural event signifies the gravity of the moment and the cosmic significance of Christ's sacrifice.

The Sixth Seal

In the apocalyptic vision of Revelation, the opening of the sixth seal brings forth cataclysmic events. Revelation 6:12-14 describes, "And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place." This imagery conveys the profound upheaval and divine judgment associated with the end times.

Symbolism and Numerology

In biblical numerology, the number six is often associated with imperfection and humanity, as it falls short of the number seven, which symbolizes completeness and divine perfection. The sixth day of creation, while significant, precedes the seventh day of rest, indicating the need for divine completion. The number six can also represent human labor and effort, as seen in the six days of work before the Sabbath rest.

Throughout Scripture, the use of "sixth" in various contexts serves to highlight key theological themes, including creation, moral law, divine encounters, and eschatological events.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.

2. (a.) Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.

3. (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.

4. (n.) The next in order after the fifth.

5. (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Greek

1623. hektos -- sixth
... 1622, 1623. hektos. 1624 . sixth. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
hektos Phonetic Spelling: (hek'-tos) Short Definition: sixth Definition: sixth ...
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3582. xestes -- a sextarius (about a pint), a pitcher (of wood or ...
... by implication, (of friction) to boil or heat); a vessel (as fashioned or for cooking)
(or perhaps by corruption from the Latin sextarius, the sixth of a modius ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8345. shishshi -- sixth
... 8344, 8345. shishshi. 8346 . sixth. Transliteration: shishshi Phonetic
Spelling: (shish-shee') Short Definition: sixth. Word Origin ...
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8341. shishshah -- to give a sixth part of
... 8340, 8341. shishshah. 8342 . to give a sixth part of. Transliteration: shishshah
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-shaw') Short Definition: sixth. ...
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435. Elul -- the sixth Jewish month
... 434, 435. Elul. 436 . the sixth Jewish month. Transliteration: Elul Phonetic
Spelling: (el-ool') Short Definition: Elul. Word Origin ...
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8337. shesh -- six (a cardinal number)
... six (a cardinal number). Transliteration: shesh Phonetic Spelling: (shaysh) Short
Definition: six. sixteen sixth ... Sixth -- six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth. ...
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8337a. shesh -- six (a cardinal number)
... 736* (2), 74,600* (2), 76,500* (1), 8,600* (1), 956* (1), 96* (1), ninety-six*
(1), six (104), six things (1), sixteen* (18), sixteenth* (3), sixth (1), sixty ...
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8353. sheth -- six
... Definition: six. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to shesh Definition
six NASB Word Usage six (1), sixth (1). sixth. (Aramaic) or ...
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8338. shasha -- probably to lead on
... annihilate -- leave by the sixth part. A primitive root; apparently, to annihilate --
leave by the sixth part (by confusion with shashah). see HEBREW shashah. ...
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2053. vav -- a hook, pin, peg
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a hook, pin, peg NASB Word Usage
hooks (13). hook. Probably a hook (the name of the sixth Heb. Letter) -- hook. ...
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7970. sheloshim -- thirty
... 4), thirty-four* (1), thirty-ninth* (3), thirty-one* (3), thirty-second* (2),
thirty-seven* (4), thirty-seventh* (3), thirty-six* (1), thirty-sixth* (1), thirty ...
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6242. esrim -- twenty
... twenty-four* (3), twenty-fourth* (9), twenty-nine* (6), twenty-one* (4),
twenty-second* (2), twenty-seven* (1), twenty-seventh* (6), twenty-sixth* (1), twenty ...
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Library

The Sixth
... THE SIXTH. refers to Solomon, as does the seventh (Laodicea). In the former
the reference is to the "Temple" and to the "City;" while ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/the sixth.htm

From the Sixth Chapter.
... from the sixth chapter. 1, 2. "And when the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals,
I saw, and heard one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see. ...
/.../commentary on the apocolypse of the blessed john/from the sixth chapter.htm

The Sixth vial.
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Sixth Vial. "And the sixth poured out
his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the sixth vial.htm

Of the Sixth Seal.
... THE FIRST PART Of the Sixth Seal. The sixth seal begins where the fifth
ends; that is, from the year of Christ 311, in which that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/of the sixth seal.htm

The Sixth Seal.
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Sixth Seal. "And I beheld when he opened
the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the sixth seal.htm

The Sixth Book
... ON THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD THE SIXTH BOOK. 1. I have been dealing with personalities
for a long time now, and seem to have exceeded the rules of argument. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the sixth book.htm

Sixth Letter
... LETTERS SIXTH LETTER. To a member of the order who had received from him a
book, and to whom he again enlarges on his favourite topic. ...
/.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/sixth letter.htm

Sixth Chapter
... The History and Life of the Reverend Doctor John Tauler. SIXTH CHAPTER.
This is the golden ABC which this pious man set the Doctor ...
/.../the history and life of the reverend doctor john tauler/sixth chapter.htm

The Sixth Beatitude
... ST. MATTHEW Chaps. I to VIII THE SIXTH BEATITUDE. 'Blessed are the pure
in heart: for they shall see God.'"Matthew 5:8. AT first ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the sixth beatitude.htm

Phial the Sixth, on Euphrates.
... Phial the Sixth, On Euphrates. ... By the sixth phial, then, will this Euphratean
flood be dried up. Evidently, according to what is said ch. xi. ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/phial the sixth on euphrates.htm

Thesaurus

Sixth (45 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sixth (45 Occurrences). Matthew 20:5 Again he went
out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. ...
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Twenty-sixth (1 Occurrence)
Twenty-sixth. Twenty-six, Twenty-sixth. Twenty-third . Multi-Version
Concordance Twenty-sixth (1 Occurrence). 1 Kings ...
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Thirty-sixth (1 Occurrence)
Thirty-sixth. Thirty-six, Thirty-sixth. Thirty-three . Multi-Version
Concordance Thirty-sixth (1 Occurrence). 2 Chronicles ...
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Ninth (35 Occurrences)
... Ninth (35 Occurrences). Matthew 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth
hour, and did likewise. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Laws (184 Occurrences)
... What is intended is clearly shown by the latter of these two passages, "I will command
my blessing upon you in the sixth year." The principle on which the ...
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Agrarian
... What is intended is clearly shown by the latter of these two passages, "I will command
my blessing upon you in the sixth year." The principle on which the ...
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Adar (10 Occurrences)
... Large, the sixth month of the civil and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year
of the Jews (Esther 3:7, 13; 8:12; 9:1, 15, 17, 19, 21). ...
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Darkness (177 Occurrences)
... 23). When Jesus hung upon the cross (Matthew 27:45; Luke 23:44), from the "sixth
hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.". ...
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Sixteenth (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. ... 4. (n.) The
next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth. ...
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Fifth (65 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite;
the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh ...
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Resources

What does the Bible say about a sixth sense / third eye? | GotQuestions.org

What time was Jesus crucified? What time did Jesus die on the cross? | GotQuestions.org

Why are there two different Creation accounts in Genesis chapters 1-2? | GotQuestions.org

Sixth: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Sixth (45 Occurrences)

Matthew 20:5
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 15:33
When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 1:26
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 1:36
Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 23:44
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 4:6
Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:14
Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Revelation 6:12
I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 9:13
The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 9:14
saying to the sixth angel who had one trumpet, "Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:12
The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 21:20
the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 30:19
Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:5
It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:22
It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:29
Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 26:9
You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 25:21
then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 7:42
On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 29:29
"'On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 19:32
The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 3:5
and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 16:8
In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:10
At the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:15
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:3
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:11
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 24:9
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 25:13
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 26:3
Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 26:5
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:9
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:1
In the thirty-sixth year of the rule of Asa, Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah, building Ramah so that no one was able to go out or in to Asa, king of Judah.
(BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 6:15
This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:30
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 4:11
You shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time you shall drink.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 8:1
It happened in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Yahweh fell there on me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 39:2
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
(KJV WBS)

Ezekiel 45:13
This is the offering that you shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of wheat; and you shall give the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of barley;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 46:14
You shall prepare a meal offering with it morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten the fine flour; a meal offering to Yahweh continually by a perpetual ordinance.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Haggai 1:1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the Word of Yahweh came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Haggai 1:15
in the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Sixth

Related Terms

Sixty-two (8 Occurrences)

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Sixty-five (5 Occurrences)

Sixty-four (3 Occurrences)

Sixty-one (3 Occurrences)

Sixty-seven (3 Occurrences)

Sixty-eight (2 Occurrences)

Sixty-nine (2 Occurrences)

Sixty-fold (1 Occurrence)