Exodus 16:26:1Exod.16.26.W1TAB
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
sheshet
“six”
- Transliteration
- SHE-shet
- Extended
- SHEH-sheht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- six
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-shet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-shet ya-MIM
- clause
SHE-shet ya-MIM til-ke-TU-hu
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM til-ke-TU-hu u-va-YOM hash-she-vee-EE shab-BAT LO yih-yeh-BO
Exegesis
The temporal phrase sheshet yamim {שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִים | šê-šeṯ yā-mîm} ‘six days’ is fronted to establish the standard work rhythm.
In context — Exodus 16:26
For six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath , there will be none.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:26, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֥שֶׁת (sheshet) 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.16.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.26.W1.S1) and character.