shesh H8337

שֵׁשׁ (shesh) means “six” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שֵׁשׁ Hebrew · H8337 216 tagged occurrences in 203 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaysh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8337

שֵׁשׁ · shesh · six

1) six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers Aramaic equivalent: shet (שֵׁת "six" H8353)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

KJV glosses: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

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How translators render H8337

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
six	40
for six	17
sixteen	8
and six	6
and	5
the six	5
had six	4
and sixteen	3
in all	3
was	3
was sixteen	3
about six	2
for all six	2
his six	2
in six	2
the sixteenth	2
there were sixteen	2
to be six	2
with six	2
a total of	1
and he reigned sixteen	1
and his six	1
and six toes on each foot	1
and the other six	1
but	1
during the six	1
for another six	1
for the six	1
had sixteen	1
having six	1
he was six	1
in noahs six	1
in the sixth	1
numbered	1
numbered about six	1
of	1
on the sixteenth	1
shall be six	1
six in all	1
six measures	1
six things that	1
so six	1
there were six	1
these six	1
totaled	1
was six	1
was six long	1
weighed	1
weighed six	1
were six	1
with about	1
with the six	1
you from six	1
you six	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
six	82
and six	56
sixteen	17
for six	4
had six	4
was six	4
about six	3
thee six	3
these six	3
and sixteen	2
by themselves and six	2
of six	2
of the same according to the six	2
the six	2
the sixteenth	2
there on the one side and on the other upon the six	2
with the six	2
and behold six	1
and in the sixteenth	1
and it came to pass in the six	1
and sixth	1
and the six	1
but six	1
had sixteen	1
he and the six	1
him six	1
in the six	1
in the sixth	1
it six	1
of them threescore and sixteen	1
on this side and six	1
or six	1
so in the six	1
so throughout the six	1
thee in six	1
threescore	1
to six	1
was sixteen	1
were six	1
with him about six	1

Verses containing H8337

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1 Kings 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
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1 Kings 10:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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1 Kings 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
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1 Kings 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
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1 Kings 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
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1 Kings 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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1 Kings 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
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1 Kings 16:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
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1 Kings 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
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2 Kings 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
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2 Kings 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
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2 Kings 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
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2 Kings 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
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2 Kings 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
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2 Kings 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
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2 Kings 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
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2 Kings 15:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
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2 Kings 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
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2 Kings 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.
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1 Chronicles 3:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
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1 Chronicles 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
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1 Chronicles 4:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
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1 Chronicles 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
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1 Chronicles 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
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1 Chronicles 7:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
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1 Chronicles 8:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
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1 Chronicles 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
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1 Chronicles 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
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1 Chronicles 9:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
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1 Chronicles 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
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Source alternate reference: 12.25
1 Chronicles 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Levi: 4,600,
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Source alternate reference: 12.27
1 Chronicles 12:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
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Source alternate reference: 12.36
1 Chronicles 20:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
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1 Chronicles 21:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
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1 Chronicles 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
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1 Chronicles 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
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1 Chronicles 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
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1 Chronicles 25:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
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1 Chronicles 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
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2 Chronicles 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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2 Chronicles 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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Source alternate reference: 2.1
2 Chronicles 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
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Source alternate reference: 2.16
2 Chronicles 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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Source alternate reference: 2.17
2 Chronicles 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
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2 Chronicles 9:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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2 Chronicles 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
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2 Chronicles 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
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2 Chronicles 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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