שישה
Hebrew
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| Cardinal : שִׁישָּׁה (shishá) Ordinal : שִׁשִּׁי (shishí) | ||
Etymology
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| שׁ־שׁ־ה (š-š-h) |
From Proto-Canaanite *šiššat, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *šiṯṯatu, from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum. Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤔𐤕 (ššt) and Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃiʃ.ʃah/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃiʃ.ʃɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃiˈʃa/
Numeral
שִׁישָּׁה • (shishá) m (defective spelling שִׁשָּׁה, construct שֵׁשֶׁת (shéshet), feminine שֵׁשׁ (shésh))
- six
Usage notes
- In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
- שִׁשָּׁה סְפָרִים ― shishá s'farím ― six books
- שֵׁשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִים ― shéshet has'farím ― the six books
- The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in six, such as twenty-six:
- עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה הַסְּפָרִים ― 'esrím v'shishá has'farím ― the twenty-six books
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שֵׁשׁ (shésh) is often used regardless of gender.
Coordinate terms
- Last: חמישה / חֲמִשָּׁה (khamishá)
- Next: שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á)
Derived terms
- שֵׁשׁ בֵּשׁ (shesh besh)