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שִׁתִּין H8361
H8361 is the Hebrew word שִׁתִּין, transliterated shittîyn and said shit-teen'. The King James Version most often renders it thereof threescore.
What it means
sixty.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8346 (שִׁשִּׁים) (compare H8353 (שֵׁת)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: threescore.
Verses using שִׁתִּין
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 6:3 · KJV
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Daniel 3:1 · KJV
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 5:31 · KJV
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8361 mean?
H8361 is the Hebrew word שִׁתִּין (shittîyn), meaning sixty.
How is H8361 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it thereof threescore (2 times), threescore (1 time), being about threescore (1 time).
How many times does H8361 appear in the Bible?
שִׁתִּין (shittîyn) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8361 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8346 (שִׁשִּׁים) (compare H8353 (שֵׁת)).
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