Strong's H8346 · Hebrew
שִׁשִּׁים
shishshîym · /shish-sheem'/
Definition
sixty
KJV: sixty, three score.
Root / derivation: multiple of H8337 (שֵׁשׁ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שִׁשִּׁים across 56 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
56 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis8 verses
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: Jared: Heb. Jered
Genesis 5:18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala
Genesis 5:23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Genesis 5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 25:26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
Genesis 46:26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six; loins: Heb. thigh
Leviticus3 verses
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Leviticus 27:3And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
Leviticus 27:7And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Numbers9 verses
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Numbers 2:26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Numbers 3:50Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Numbers 7:88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
Numbers 26:25These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 26:27These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 26:43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
Numbers 31:34And threescore and one thousand asses,
Numbers 31:39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings4 verses
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: The son: or, Ben Geber
1 Kings 4:22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, provision: Heb. bread measures: Heb. cors
1 Kings 6:2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
1 Kings 10:14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
1 Chronicles6 verses
And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. married: Heb. took
1 Chronicles 2:23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 5:18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. valiant: Heb. sons of valour
1 Chronicles 9:13And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. very: Heb. mighty men of valour
1 Chronicles 16:38And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
1 Chronicles 26:8All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
2 Chronicles4 verses
Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. instructed: Heb. founded
2 Chronicles 9:13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
2 Chronicles 11:21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 Chronicles 12:3With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
Ezra5 verses
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Ezra 2:13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
Ezra 2:64The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Ezra 8:10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
Ezra 8:13And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
Nehemiah6 verses
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Nehemiah 7:18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
Nehemiah 7:19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
Nehemiah 7:66The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Nehemiah 7:72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
Nehemiah 11:6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
Song of Solomon2 verses
Ezekiel1 verse
Daniel2 verses
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. be built: Heb. return and be built wall: or, breach, or, ditch troublous: Heb. strait of
Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. but: or, and shall have nothing desolations: or, it shall be cut off by desolations
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8346 (shishshîym) mean?
sixty
How many times does H8346 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8346 (שִׁשִּׁים) appears in 56 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “threescore.”
How is shishshîym translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8346 is rendered as “threescore” (47×), “sixty” (12×).
Where does the Hebrew word שִׁשִּׁים come from?
multiple of H8337 (שֵׁשׁ);