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 Chronicles 2:18וְשֵׁ֣שׁ
    Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:8שֵׁ֥שׁ · with six
    Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:13שֵׁ֥שׁ · 666; וָשֵׁ֖שׁ
    The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:15שֵׁ֤שׁ · six
    King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:18וְשֵׁ֣שׁ · had six
    The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:19שֵׁ֥שׁ · 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.
  7. 2 Chronicles 13:21וְשֵׁ֥שׁ · and sixteen
    But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
  8. 2 Chronicles 16:1וָשֵׁשׁ֙
    In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
  9. 2 Chronicles 22:12שֵׁ֣שׁ · for six
    And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
  10. 2 Chronicles 26:1שֵׁ֥שׁ · [was] sixteen
    All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
  11. 2 Chronicles 26:3שֵׁ֨שׁ · was sixteen
    Uzziah 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.
  12. 2 Chronicles 26:12וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.
  13. 2 Chronicles 27:1וְשֵׁשׁ־ · sixteen
    Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
  14. 2 Chronicles 27:8וְשֵׁשׁ־ · sixteen
    He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
  15. 2 Chronicles 28:1וְשֵׁשׁ־ · 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.
  16. 2 Chronicles 29:17שִׁשָּׁ֥ה · on the sixteenth
    They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
  17. 2 Chronicles 29:33שֵׁ֣שׁ · six
    And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.
  18. 2 Chronicles 35:8וְשֵׁ֣שׁ
    His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
  19. Ezra 2:10שֵׁ֥שׁ · 642
    …the descendants of Bani, 642;
  20. Ezra 2:11שֵׁ֥שׁ · 623
    …the descendants of Bebai, 623;
  21. Ezra 2:13שֵׁ֥שׁ · 666; וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ס
    …the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
  22. Ezra 2:14וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ס
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
  23. Ezra 2:22וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃
    …the men of Netophah, 56;
  24. Ezra 2:26שֵׁ֥שׁ · 621
    …the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  25. Ezra 2:30וְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ס
    …the descendants of Magbish, 156;
  26. Ezra 2:35וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
    …and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.
  27. Ezra 2:60שֵׁ֥שׁ · 652 [in all]
    …the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
  28. Ezra 2:66וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה
    They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
  29. Ezra 2:67שֵׁ֣שֶׁת · and 6,720
    …435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
  30. Ezra 2:69שֵׁשׁ־ · 61,000 {}
    According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
  31. Ezra 8:26שֵֽׁשׁ־ · 650
    I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
  32. Ezra 8:35וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה
    Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
  33. Nehemiah 5:18שֵׁשׁ־ · six
    Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
  34. Nehemiah 7:10שֵׁ֥שׁ · 652
    …the descendants of Arah, 652;
  35. Nehemiah 7:15שֵׁ֥שׁ · 648
    …the descendants of Binnui, 648;
  36. Nehemiah 7:16שֵׁ֥שׁ · 628
    …the descendants of Bebai, 628;
  37. Nehemiah 7:18שֵׁ֥שׁ · 667
    …the descendants of Adonikam, 667;
  38. Nehemiah 7:20שֵׁ֥שׁ · 655
    …the descendants of Adin, 655;
  39. Nehemiah 7:30שֵׁ֥שׁ · 621
    …the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  40. Nehemiah 7:62שֵׁ֥שׁ · 642 [in all]
    …the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.
  41. Nehemiah 7:69שֵׁ֣שֶׁת · and 6,720
    …435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
  42. Esther 2:12שִׁשָּׁ֤ה · for six; וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה · for another six
    In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
  43. Job 5:19בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ · you from six
    He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
  44. Job 42:12וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת · 6,000 {}
    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  45. Proverbs 6:16שֶׁשׁ־ · six [things that]
    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
  46. Isaiah 6:2שֵׁ֧שׁ · having six; שֵׁ֥שׁ
    Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.