Strong’s H8337
שֵׁשׁ — shêsh
שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, Strong’s H8337) means: six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord.
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
- H8337
- /shaysh/
- 215× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shêsh
- Pronunciation
- shaysh
- Occurrences
- 215
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שֵׁשׁ
- Definition
- six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
- Derivation
- masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ)
- King James Version renders it as
- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
Derived from
- שׂוּשׂ sûwsH7797 · to be bright · 27×
Words derived from shêsh
- שָׁשָׁה shâshâhH8341 · to sixth or divide into sixths · 1×
- שִׁשִּׁי shishshîyH8345 · sixth · 28×
- שִׁשִּׁים shishshîymH8346 · sixty · 59×
- שֵׁת shêthH8353 · six · 2×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shêsh (215 times in all).
Sources
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