Hebrew · H8345

שִׁשִּׁי

Sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional

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שִׁשִּׁיH8345

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

What does שִׁשִּׁי mean in the Bible?

שִׁשִּׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "sixth , ordinal or (feminine) fractional".

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 sixth9×Genesis 1:31, Joshua 19:32, 1 Chronicles 12:11, 1 Chronicles 24:9
on the sixth5×Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:29, Numbers 7:42
a sixth3×Genesis 30:19, Ezekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 45:13
in the sixth2×Leviticus 25:21, Ezekiel 8:1
of the sixth2×Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:15
[and] the sixth1×1 Chronicles 3:3
and his sixth1×2 Samuel 3:5
for the sixth1×1 Chronicles 27:9
of a sixth1×Ezekiel 46:14
of the sixth month1×Ezekiel 8:1
sixth1×1 Chronicles 2:15
Then fold the sixth1×Exodus 26:9
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:31
Aligned rows28
Books represented10
Genesis2Exodus4Leviticus1Numbers2Joshua12 Samuel11 Chronicles9Nehemiah1Ezekiel5Haggai2
Source forms
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י7xhaš·šiš·šîExodus 16:5, Numbers 7:42, 1 Chronicles 2:15, 1 Chronicles 12:11
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֖י2xhaš·šiš·šîExodus 16:29, Nehemiah 3:30
הַשִּׁשִּׁי֙2xhaš·šiš·šî1 Chronicles 26:5, 1 Chronicles 27:9
שִׁשִּׁ֣ית2xšiš·šîṯEzekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 46:14
בַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙1xbaš·šiš·šîEzekiel 8:1
בַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑י1xbaš·šiš·šîHaggai 1:15
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י1xhaš·šiš·šîExodus 16:22
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֛י1xhaš·šiš·šîNumbers 29:29
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular18xGenesis 1:31, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:29
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular3xExodus 26:9, Leviticus 25:21, Ezekiel 8:1
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct3xEzekiel 4:11, Ezekiel 45:13, Ezekiel 46:14
Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular2xEzekiel 8:1, Haggai 1:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular1x2 Samuel 3:5
Number - ordinal masculine singular1xGenesis 30:19
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