שֵׁשׁ (shêsh) — Six
Hebrew word study: שֵׁשׁ (shêsh), Strong's H8337. six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
KJV translation words: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
Strong's H8337 is tagged on 216 words in 203 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 7:6 and last appears in Ezekiel 46:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 203)
- Genesis 7:6 — שֵׁשׁ — six
- Genesis 7:11 — שֵׁשׁ — six
- Genesis 8:13 — וְשֵׁשׁ — and six
- Genesis 16:16 — וְשֵׁשׁ — and six
- Genesis 30:20 — שִׁשָּׁה — six
- Genesis 31:41 — וְשֵׁשׁ — and six
- Genesis 46:18 — שֵׁשׁ — six-
- Genesis 46:26 — וָשֵׁשׁ — and six
- Exodus 12:37 — כְּשֵׁשׁ — were about six
- Exodus 14:7 — שֵׁשׁ — six
- Exodus 16:26 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
- Exodus 20:9 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
- Exodus 20:11 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
- Exodus 21:2 — שֵׁשׁ — six
- Exodus 23:10 — וְשֵׁשׁ — and six
- Exodus 23:12 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
- Exodus 24:16 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
- Exodus 25:32 — וְשִׁשָּׁה — and six
- Exodus 25:33 — לְשֵׁשֶׁת — for the six
- Exodus 25:35 — לְשֵׁשֶׁת — for the six
- Exodus 26:9 — שֵׁשׁ — six of
- Exodus 26:22 — שִׁשָּׁה — six
- Exodus 26:25 — שִׁשָּׁה — six-
- Exodus 28:10 — שִׁשָּׁה — six
- Exodus 31:15 — שֵׁשֶׁת — six
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7797 שׂוּשׂ (sûws).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8341 שָׁשָׁה (shâshâh), H8345 שִׁשִּׁי (shishshîy), H8346 שִׁשִּׁים (shishshîym), H8353 שֵׁת (shêth).
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What does shêsh (H8337) mean?
Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth.
How is H8337 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8337 as: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth..
How often does שֵׁשׁ (shêsh) appear?
Strong's H8337 is tagged on 216 words in 203 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 7:6 and last appears in Ezekiel 46:6.
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