Hebrew

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Hebrew numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 ו׳
6
7  → 
    Cardinal: שישה (shishá)
    Ordinal: שישי (shishí)

Etymology

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Root
שׁ־שׁ־ה (sh-sh-h)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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שִׁישָּׁה (shishám (defective spelling שִׁשָּׁה, construct שֵׁשֶׁת (shéshet), feminine שֵׁשׁ (shésh))

  1. six

Usage notes

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  • 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 סְפָרִיםshishá s'farímsix books
    שֵׁשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִיםshéshet has'farímthe 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'farímthe twenty-six books
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שֵׁשׁ (shésh) is often used regardless of gender.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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