שֵׁשׁ
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
Numbers 11:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H8337
| Lemma | שֵׁשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤔 |
| Transliteration | shêsh |
| Strong's | H8337 |
| In-context | six |
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)
| Root | שש (š-š) |
| Core Meanings | six, numerical grouping of six, measure beyond five |
| Semantic Range | the number six; sixth (in ordinal contexts); components of compound numbers (sixteen, six hundred, etc.) |
| Conceptual Significance | Six often signifies incompleteness or labor in contrast to seven (completion), most notably in the six days of creation and the six days of work before the Sabbath. It marks fullness within human effort yet falls short of covenantal completion symbolized by seven. |
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal number; feminine singular absolute form (HAcfsa). Used in agreement with feminine nouns; functions adjectivally or substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |