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שִׁשִּׁים

𐤔𐤔𐤉𐤌

shishshîym

H8346 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root שׁשׁ six, to be sixfold

Definition

The number sixty; a cardinal numeral denoting a total count of sixty units. Used in counting people, objects, time periods, or measures. May serve as a round or schematic figure in narrative or legal texts.

Semantic Range

sixty (the numeral), sixtyfold, groups of sixty, age sixty, sixty units measured in length, volume, or count

Root / Etymology

From the root שֵׁשׁ (shesh), meaning 'six,' with the plural masculine ending -ים to indicate the multiple tenfold (six tens). Thus, שִׁשִּׁים literally means 'sixties,' designating the number sixty.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שִׁשִּׁים appears in a variety of biblical contexts, including census lists (e.g., Numbers 26:25), age reckonings (e.g., Genesis 46:26), and measurements (e.g., cubits in dimensions in Ezekiel's vision, Ezekiel 41:12). It functions just as other Hebrew numerals do in recording large groups or quantities. As is typical in ancient Near Eastern numeration, large round numbers (such as 60) sometimes serve as schematic or idealized figures rather than precise counts. English translations almost always render שִׁשִּׁים as 'sixty,' which sufficiently communicates its numeral value. The word is structurally parallel to other Hebrew numerals formed from their base digits, e.g., עֶשְׂרִים (twenty, from עֶשֶׂר 'ten'), שְׁלוֹשִׁים (thirty, from שָׁלוֹשׁ 'three'), etc. There is no specifically Israelite, Judahite, or later Judean meaning implied in the numeral's use.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

multiple of שֵׁשׁ; sixty; sixty, three score.

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Root Family

שׁשׁ (sh-sh) — six, sixfold

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7893 שַׁיִשׁ bright white marble
H8336 שֵׁשׁ in shining white linen
H8337 שֵׁשׁ in six
H8341 שָׁשָׁה and you shall apportion a sixth
H8343 שָׁשַׁי White-One

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8346-01 שִׁשִּׁ֥ים shishim HAcbpa sixty sixty 32
H8346-03 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֣ים veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty 26
H8346-02 וּ/בְ/שִׁשִּׁ֥ים uveshishim HC/R/Acbpa and with sixty and in sixty 1

Occurrences in Scripture

59 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8346-03 Genesis 5:15 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֣ים veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-03 Genesis 5:18 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֛ים veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-03 Genesis 5:20 וְ/שִׁשִּׁים֙ veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-03 Genesis 5:21 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֖ים veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-03 Genesis 5:23 וְ/שִׁשִּׁים֙ veshishim HC/Acbpa sixty and sixty
H8346-03 Genesis 5:27 וְ/שִׁשִּׁים֙ veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-01 Genesis 25:26 שִׁשִּׁ֥ים shishim HAcbpa sixty sixty
H8346-01 Genesis 46:26 שִׁשִּׁ֥ים shishim HAcbpa sixty sixty
H8346-03 Leviticus 12:5 וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֥ים veshishim HC/Acbpa and sixty and sixty
H8346-01 Leviticus 27:3 שִׁשִּׁ֣ים shishim HAcbpa sixty sixty
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