Exodus 16:22:3Exod.16.22.W3TAB
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י
hashishi
“sixth”
- Transliteration
- ha-shi-SHI
- Extended
- hah-shi-SHEE
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃi.ˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sixth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-shi-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI lak-TU LE-khem mish-NEH she-NEE ha-O-mer la-e-KHAD
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI lak-TU LE-khem mish-NEH she-NEE ha-O-mer la-e-KHAD va-ya-VO-u kol-ne-si-EE ha-eh-DAH va-ya-GI-du le-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayom hashishi {בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי | bay-yôm haš-šî-šî} ‘on the sixth day’ precedes the main verb and situates this event within the manna cycle.
In context — Exodus 16:22
On the sixth day they gathered twice the usual portion of bread—two omers for each person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 16:22, so the Hebrew word הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י (hashishi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.16.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.22.W3.S1) and character.