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שִׁשִּׁי

𐤔𐤔𐤉

shishshîy

H8345 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root ששׁ six

Definition

Ordinal number meaning 'sixth'—indicating the sixth in a sequence, order, or enumeration (masculine form); in its feminine usage, also denotes the fractional sense 'a sixth part.' The word is primarily used to mark position (e.g., sixth month, sixth year, sixth day) or division (e.g., dividing something into six equal parts).

Semantic Range

sixth (in order or rank), sixth day, sixth month, sixth year, a sixth part (fractional division)

Root / Etymology

From the root שֵׁשׁ (shesh), meaning 'six.' The form שִׁשִּׁי is an adjectival derivative using the standard Hebrew ordinal suffix -י that indicates 'ordinality' or ordered position. The shift from the root's cardinal meaning ('six') to ordinal ('sixth') follows typical Semitic morphological patterns for number formation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שִׁשִּׁי is attested with both masculine and feminine endings, depending on the grammatical gender of the noun it modifies (e.g., שִׁשִּׁית for the feminine). It most commonly appears in references to time and ritual divisions, such as the sixth day of the week (e.g., Leviticus 23:16), the sixth month (e.g., Haggai 1:1), or the sixth year (e.g., Leviticus 25:21), but also in quantifying divisions (e.g., 'a sixth part' in sacrificial or legal contexts). In post-biblical Hebrew and later Jewish tradition, its usage is retained for liturgical, calendrical, and legal enumeration. English translations usually render שִׁשִּׁי simply as 'sixth' or 'a sixth part,' which accurately reflects the Hebrew, though the fractional nuance may be less obvious unless the context explicitly indicates division. There is no significant difference in meaning or nuance across the major periods of biblical Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from שֵׁשׁ; sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractional; sixth (part).

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Root Family

ששׁ (sh-sh) — six

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H8353 שֵׁת six

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8345-02 הַ/שִּׁשִּֽׁי hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth 18
H8345-05 שִׁשִּׁ֣ית shishit HAofsa a sixth sixth 3
H8345-03 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֔ית hashishit HTd/Aofsa the-sixth the sixth 3
H8345-01 בַּ/שִּׁשִּׁי֙ bashishi HRd/Aomsa in the sixth sixth 2
H8345-04 שִׁשִּׁ֖י shishi HAomsa sixth sixth 1
H8345-06 וְ/הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֣י vehashishi HC/Td/Aomsa and the sixth and the sixth 1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8345-02 Genesis 1:31 הַ/שִּׁשִּֽׁי hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth
H8345-04 Genesis 30:19 שִׁשִּׁ֖י shishi HAomsa sixth sixth
H8345-02 Exodus 16:5 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֔י hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth
H8345-02 Exodus 16:22 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֗י hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth
H8345-02 Exodus 16:29 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֖י hashishi HTd/Aomsa the-sixth the sixth
H8345-03 Exodus 26:9 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֔ית hashishit HTd/Aofsa sixth the sixth
H8345-03 Leviticus 25:21 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֑ית hashishit HTd/Aofsa the-sixth the sixth
H8345-02 Numbers 7:42 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֔י hashishi HTd/Aomsa sixth the sixth
H8345-02 Numbers 29:29 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֛י hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth
H8345-02 Joshua 19:32 הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֑י hashishi HTd/Aomsa the sixth the sixth
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