Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “שִׁת”
Understanding shêth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
(Aramaic) or שִׁת shith (sheeth); (Aramaic), corresponding to שֵׁשׁ six(-th). - {six} 1) six (as cardinal number)
H8353
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
שִׁת
Phoneticshayth
Transliterationshêth
Grammar Code
A:A
Adjective
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
(Aramaic) or שִׁת shith (sheeth); (Aramaic), corresponding to שֵׁשׁ six(-th). - {six} 1) six (as cardinal number)
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 6:15 | “And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.” Word: שִׁת (shêth) | |
| Daniel 3:1 | “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.” Word: שִׁת (shêth) |