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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Canaanite *šiššat, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *šiṯṯatu, from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum. Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤔𐤕 (ššt) and Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).
Pronunciation
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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.
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