Original Language Studio

Exodus 37:18

“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:” (KJV)

Tap a word · read right to left

Lexical meaning

שֵׁשׁshêsh · shaysh
H8337 · Hebrew

Definition: six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Derivation: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שׂוּשׂ)
KJV renderings: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
שִׁשָּׁ֣ה — cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Acmsa
Usage: Occurs 215 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:6 Genesis 7:11 Genesis 8:13 Genesis 16:16 Genesis 30:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֵׁשׁ here.

Verse 17 Verse 19

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.