שישה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־שׁ־ה‎

From Proto-Semitic *šidθ-.

Numeral

שישה \ שִׁשָּׁה • (khamishá) m (construct שֵׁשֶׁת־‎, feminine שֵׁשׁ‎)

  1. (cardinal) 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.
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