What does שִׁשִּׁי mean in the Bible?
שִׁשִּׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional".
Hebrew · H8345
שִׁשִּׁי
Sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional
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שִׁשִּׁי H8345
What does שִׁשִּׁי mean in the Bible?
שִׁשִּׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8345?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the sixth (9), on the sixth (5), a sixth (3), in the sixth (2), of the sixth (2).
Where does שִׁשִּׁי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:31. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (9), Ezekiel (5), Exodus (4), Genesis (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the sixth 9× Genesis 1:31, Joshua 19:32, 1 Chronicles 12:11, 1 Chronicles 24:9
on the sixth 5× Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:29, Numbers 7:42
a sixth 3× Genesis 30:19, Ezekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 45:13
in the sixth 2× Leviticus 25:21, Ezekiel 8:1
of the sixth 2× Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:15
[and] the sixth 1× 1 Chronicles 3:3
and his sixth 1× 2 Samuel 3:5
for the sixth 1× 1 Chronicles 27:9
of a sixth 1× Ezekiel 46:14
of the sixth month 1× Ezekiel 8:1
sixth 1× 1 Chronicles 2:15
Then fold the sixth 1× Exodus 26:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:31 הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃פ to the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Genesis 30:19 שִׁשִּׁ֖י to a sixth Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 16:5 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י to on the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 16:22 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י to On the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 16:29 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֖י to on the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Exodus 26:9 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔ית to Then fold the sixth Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Leviticus 25:21 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית to in the sixth Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Numbers 7:42 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י to On the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Numbers 29:29 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֛י to On the sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Joshua 19:32 הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑י to The sixth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:31
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 10
Genesis 2 Exodus 4 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Joshua 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 9 Nehemiah 1 Ezekiel 5 Haggai 2
Source forms
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י 7x haš·šiš·šî Exodus 16:5, Numbers 7:42, 1 Chronicles 2:15, 1 Chronicles 12:11
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֖י 2x haš·šiš·šî Exodus 16:29, Nehemiah 3:30
הַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ 2x haš·šiš·šî 1 Chronicles 26:5, 1 Chronicles 27:9
שִׁשִּׁ֣ית 2x šiš·šîṯ Ezekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 46:14
בַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ 1x baš·šiš·šî Ezekiel 8:1
בַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑י 1x baš·šiš·šî Haggai 1:15
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י 1x haš·šiš·šî Exodus 16:22
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֛י 1x haš·šiš·šî Numbers 29:29
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 18x Genesis 1:31, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:29
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 3x Exodus 26:9, Leviticus 25:21, Ezekiel 8:1
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct 3x Ezekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 45:13, Ezekiel 46:14
Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 8:1, Haggai 1:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 3:5
Number - ordinal masculine singular 1x Genesis 30:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional
Source Gloss
sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
sixth, ordinal or (feminine) fractional BDB: sixth Usage: sixth (part).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁשִּׁי is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain