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שֵׁשׁ H8337
H8337 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשׁ, transliterated shêsh and said shaysh. The King James Version most often renders it six.
What it means
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth.
Where it comes from
masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 199 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
Verses using שֵׁשׁ
The first 40 of 199 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 7:6 · KJV
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 7:11 · KJV
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 8:13 · KJV
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Genesis 16:16 · KJV
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 30:20 · KJV
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Genesis 31:41 · KJV
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Genesis 46:18 · KJV
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
Exodus 12:37 · KJV
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Exodus 14:7 · KJV
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Exodus 16:26 · KJV
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
Exodus 20:9 · KJV
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exodus 20:11 · KJV
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 21:2 · KJV
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Exodus 23:10 · KJV
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Exodus 23:12 · KJV
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Exodus 24:16 · KJV
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
Exodus 25:32 · KJV
And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
Exodus 25:33 · KJV
Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
Exodus 25:35 · KJV
And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
Exodus 26:9 · KJV
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
Exodus 26:22 · KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
Exodus 26:25 · KJV
And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 28:10 · KJV
Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
Exodus 31:15 · KJV
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 31:17 · KJV
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Exodus 34:21 · KJV
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
Exodus 35:2 · KJV
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
Exodus 36:16 · KJV
And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
Exodus 36:27 · KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
Exodus 36:30 · KJV
And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
Exodus 37:18 · KJV
And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
Exodus 37:19 · KJV
Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
Exodus 37:21 · KJV
And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
Exodus 38:26 · KJV
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
Leviticus 12:5 · KJV
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Leviticus 23:3 · KJV
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 24:6 · KJV
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Leviticus 25:3 · KJV
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
Numbers 1:21 · KJV
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 1:25 · KJV
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8337 mean?
H8337 is the Hebrew word שֵׁשׁ (shêsh), meaning six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth.
How is H8337 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it six (162 times), sixteen (19 times), about six (4 times), sixteenth (3 times), same according to the six (2 times), among others.
How many times does H8337 appear in the Bible?
שֵׁשׁ (shêsh) is tagged in 199 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8337 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ).
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