שִׁשִּׁ֑ים

𐤔𐤔𐤉𐤌

shishim

sixty

multiple of שֵׁשׁ; sixty; sixty, three score.

H8346

2 Chronicles 11:21 · Word #16

Lexicon H8346

Lemmaשִׁשִּׁים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤔𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshishshîym
Strong'sH8346
In-contextsixty

Morphology HAcbpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8346-01

sixty (six-tens)

Rootשׁשׁ (sh-sh)
Core Meaningssix, sixness, numerical grouping of six
Semantic RangeThe literal number sixty; a rounded or symbolic large quantity; part of compound numbers (e.g., sixty years, sixty men).
Conceptual SignificanceAs a multiple of six, שִׁשִּׁים often appears in census figures, reign lengths, architectural measurements, and poetic descriptions, contributing to patterns of order, structure, and symbolic completeness within Israel’s numerical worldview.
Morphological NotesCardinal number, masculine plural absolute; functions adjectivally or substantivally to denote the quantity sixty.
Rendering Rationaleשִׁשִּׁים is the masculine plural absolute form of the cardinal number derived from the root meaning "six." Hebrew forms the decades as plural multiples of the base number, so "sixty" literally reflects "six-tens," preserving both the root idea (six) and the masculine plural morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁשׁ (six, sixness, numerical grouping of six)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8345-01 bashishi in the sixth
H8337-01 beshesh in six
H8336-01 hashesh the white-linen
H8337-02 hashishah the six
H8345-02 hashishi the sixth (one)
H8345-03 hashishit the sixth (feminine singular)
H8337-03 keshesh as six
H8337-04 leshesh for six
H8337-06 leshishah to six (masculine form)
H8344-01 sheshay Six-like One
H8337-08 sheshet six-of
H8337-09 shishah six (masculine singular)
H8345-04 shishit a sixth-part
H8361-01 shitin sixty
H8336-02 uvashesh and in the bleached-linen
H8337-10 vashesh and six
H8337-11 veshesh and six
H8337-12 vesheshet and six-of
H8337-13 veshishah and six
H8346-02 veshishim and sixty

Word Usage (59 occurrences of H8346)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 5:15 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֣ים veshishim and sixty
Genesis 5:18 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֛ים veshishim and sixty
Genesis 5:20 וְ/שִׁשִּׁים֙ veshishim and sixty