שֵׁ֥שׁ

𐤔𐤔

shesh

six

masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare שׂוּשׂ; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

H8337

2 Chronicles 9:13 · Word #9

Lexicon H8337

Lemmaשֵׁשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤔
Transliterationshêsh
Strong'sH8337
In-contextsix

Morphology HAcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8337-07

six (feminine form)

Morphological NotesCardinal number; feminine singular absolute form (HAcfsa). Used in agreement with feminine nouns; functions adjectivally or substantivally.
Rendering RationaleThe word שֵׁשׁ is the feminine singular cardinal form of the number six, used with feminine nouns. Since English numerals do not reflect grammatical gender, the rendering preserves the meaning "six" while noting its feminine grammatical form to reflect the Hebrew morphology.

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Word Usage (215 occurrences of H8337)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 7:6 שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh six
Genesis 7:11 שֵׁשׁ shesh six
Genesis 8:13 וְ/שֵׁשׁ veshesh and six