שֵׁשׁ

hebrewOld TestamentNoun215 occurrences22 books202 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שֵׁשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

215 total
  1. 2 Samuel 15:18שֵׁשׁ־ · six
    …and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
  2. 2 Samuel 21:20שֵׁ֣שׁ · six; וָשֵׁ֗שׁ · and six
    And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
  3. 1 Kings 6:6שֵׁ֤שׁ · six
    The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
  4. 1 Kings 10:14שֵׁ֥שׁ · 666; וָשֵׁ֖שׁ
    The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
  5. 1 Kings 10:16שֵׁשׁ־ · six
    King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  6. 1 Kings 10:19שֵׁ֧שׁ · had six
    The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  7. 1 Kings 10:20שֵׁ֥שׁ · the six
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  8. 1 Kings 10:29בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ · for six
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  9. 1 Kings 11:16שֵׁ֧שֶׁת · six
    Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
  10. 1 Kings 16:8וָשֵׁשׁ֙
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
  11. 1 Kings 16:23שֵׁשׁ־ · six
    In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
  12. 2 Kings 5:5וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת · six
    “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
  13. 2 Kings 11:3שֵׁ֣שׁ · for six
    And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
  14. 2 Kings 13:10שֵׁ֥שׁ · [and he reigned] sixteen
    In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
  15. 2 Kings 13:19שֵׁשׁ֙ · six
    But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
  16. 2 Kings 14:21שֵׁ֥שׁ · [was] sixteen
    Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
  17. 2 Kings 15:2שֵׁ֨שׁ · sixteen
    He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
  18. 2 Kings 15:8שִׁשָּׁ֥ה · six
    In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
  19. 2 Kings 15:33וְשֵׁשׁ־ · sixteen
    He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
  20. 2 Kings 16:2וְשֵׁשׁ־ · sixteen
    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
  21. 2 Kings 18:10שֵׁ֖שׁ · in the sixth
    And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.
  22. 1 Chronicles 3:4שִׁשָּׁה֙ · [These] six; וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה · and six
    These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
  23. 1 Chronicles 3:22שִׁשָּֽׁה׃ · The six
    The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
  24. 1 Chronicles 4:27שִׁשָּׁ֤ה · had sixteen; שֵׁ֔שׁ · and six
    Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
  25. 1 Chronicles 7:2וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
  26. 1 Chronicles 7:4וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה
    In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
  27. 1 Chronicles 7:40וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה
    All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
  28. 1 Chronicles 8:38שִׁשָּׁ֣ה · had six
    Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
  29. 1 Chronicles 9:6שֵׁשׁ־ · and 690
    From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
  30. 1 Chronicles 9:9וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה
    …and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
  31. 1 Chronicles 9:44שִׁשָּׁ֣ה · had six
    And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
  32. 1 Chronicles 12:24שֵׁ֧שֶׁת · 6,800
    From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
  33. 1 Chronicles 12:26וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    From Levi: 4,600,
  34. 1 Chronicles 12:35וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
  35. 1 Chronicles 20:6שֵׁשׁ־ · with six; וָשֵׁשׁ֙ · and six [toes on each foot]
    And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
  36. 1 Chronicles 21:25שֵׁ֥שׁ · six
    So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
  37. 1 Chronicles 23:4שֵׁ֥שֶׁת · 6,000 {}
    “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
  38. 1 Chronicles 24:4שִׁשָּׁ֣ה · [There were] sixteen
    Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
  39. 1 Chronicles 24:14שִׁשָּׁ֥ה · the sixteenth
    …the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
  40. 1 Chronicles 25:3שִׁשָּׁ֗ה · six [in all]
    From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
  41. 1 Chronicles 25:23לְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה · the sixteenth
    …the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
  42. 1 Chronicles 26:17שִׁשָּׁה֒ · there were six
    Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
  43. 2 Chronicles 1:17בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ · for six
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  44. 2 Chronicles 2:2וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
  45. 2 Chronicles 2:17וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.