Shêsh — H8337

H8337 · Hebrew — שש

Pronunciation: shaysh

Definition

adjective

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

  1. six
    1. six (cardinal number)
    2. sixth (ordinal number)
    3. in combination with other numbers

Usually translated as

six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth

Origin

masculine shishshâh; a primitive number; compare H7797

Occurrences

Shêsh occurs 215 times in 202 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), Exodus (27), Leviticus (4), Numbers (28), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (7), Judges (7), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (8), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (9), 2 Kings (9), 1 Chronicles (21), 2 Chronicles (21), Ezra (14), Nehemiah (10), Esther (1), Job (2), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (10)

Strong's Lexicon — S