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Lexicon :: Strong's H8337 - šēš

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שֵׁשׁ
Transliteration
šēš
Pronunciation
shaysh
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive number
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2336a

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׁשׁ shêsh, shaysh; masculine שִׁשָּׁה shishshâh; a primitive number; see H7797 six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth:—six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 215x

The KJV translates Strong's H8337 in the following manner: six (187x), sixteen (with H6240) (21x), sixteenth (with H6240) (3x), sixth (2x), sixteen (with H7657) (1x), threescore (with H7239) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 215x
The KJV translates Strong's H8337 in the following manner: six (187x), sixteen (with H6240) (21x), sixteenth (with H6240) (3x), sixth (2x), sixteen (with H7657) (1x), threescore (with H7239) (1x).

  1. six

    1. six (cardinal number)

    2. sixth (ordinal number)

    3. in combination with other numbers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׁשׁ shêsh, shaysh; masculine שִׁשָּׁה shishshâh; a primitive number; see H7797 six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth:—six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
STRONGS H8337: Abbreviations
שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה 216 noun masculine and feminine six; — masculine שֵׁשׁ (with noun feminine) Genesis 31:41 + 120 times; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Genesis 30:20 + 39 times; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exodus 23:12 + 30 times (6+10=16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):
1. no other number:
a. before plural noun + 75 times: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exodus 21:2 (E) + 11 times, שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1 Samuel 17:4 + 8 times; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה † 1 Kings 6:6; שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Genesis 30:20 (E) + 2 times; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exodus 23:12 (E) + 14 times; 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§ 134 o).
2. 16, with noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Genesis 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2 Kings 13:10 + 9 times, בָּנוֺת 2 Chronicles 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 שׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 29:27.
3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Genesis 7:6 (P) + 63 times; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Numbers 3:34 (P) + 8 times; אֶלֶף שׁ׳ Judges 20:15 + 2 times
4. with tens, שׁ׳ following Genesis 46:26 + 13 times, precedes Numbers 31:44 (P).
5. שׁ׳ as round number, חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ׳ 2 Kings 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Proverbs 6:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:6; 30:20; 30:20; 31:41; 46:18; 46:26

Exodus

21:2; 23:12; 23:12; 26:25; 28:2; 36:30

Leviticus

24:6

Numbers

3:34; 31:40; 31:44

Joshua

15:41; 15:59; 15:62; 19:22

Judges

20:15

1 Samuel

17:4

2 Samuel

21:20

1 Kings

6:6

2 Kings

13:10; 13:19; 18:10

1 Chronicles

4:27; 4:27; 20:6; 24:14; 25:23; 26:17

2 Chronicles

13:21; 29:27

Nehemiah

5:18

Job

5:19

Proverbs

6:16

H8337

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8337 matches the Hebrew שֵׁשׁ (šēš),
which occurs 28 times in 27 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:37

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And the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six H8337 hundred thousand men on foot, aside from the little ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:7 - and he took six H8337 hundred choice chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:26 - “Six H8337 days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be [fn]none.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:9

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“Six H8337 days you shall labor and do all your work,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:11

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“For in six H8337 days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

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“If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six H8337 years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.

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“Now you shall sow your land for six H8337 years and gather in its produce,

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“Six H8337 days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall [fn]rest so that your ox and your donkey may [fn]rest, and the son of your maidservant, as well as your sojourner, may refresh themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:16 - And the glory of Yahweh dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six H8337 days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:32 - “Six H8337 branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its [fn]other side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:33 - “Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a [fn]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the [fn]other branch, a [fn]bulb and a flower—so for the six H8337 branches going out from the lampstand;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:35 - “And a [fn]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six H8337 branches coming out of the lampstand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:9 - “And you shall [fn]join five curtains by themselves and the other six H8337 curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain [fn]at the front of the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:22 - “For the [fn]rear of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six H8337 boards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:25 - “There shall be eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen H8337 bases; two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10 - six H8337 of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six H8337 on the second stone, according to their birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:15 - ‘Six H8337 days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to Yahweh; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:17 - “It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six H8337 days Yahweh made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:21

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“You shall work six H8337 days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest.

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“Six H8337 days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to Yahweh; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:16 - He [fn]joined five curtains by themselves and the other six H8337 curtains by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:27 - For the [fn]rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six H8337 boards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:30 - And there were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen H8337 bases, two bases under every board.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 - There were six H8337 branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the [fn]other side of it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 - three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six H8337 branches coming out of the lampstand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - and a [fn]bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six H8337 branches coming out of the lampstand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:26 - a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were [fn]numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 H8337 men.
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