שִׁשִּׁים59 H8346
Sixty — the cardinal number sixty, used in measurements, ages, counts, and time periods
The indeclinable Hebrew numeral שִׁשִּׁים (sixty) appears 59 times across a wide range of contexts: antediluvian lifespans (Gen 5:15, 18, 20), architectural measurements like the sixty-cubit length of Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 6:2), military counts (2 Chr 12:3), and ritual time periods such as the sixty days of purification after bearing a daughter (Lev 12:5). In Song of Songs 3:7, sixty mighty men guard Solomon's litter. The number frequently combines with other digits to form compound ages and measurements throughout the Pentateuch and historical books.
Senses
1. sixty — The cardinal number sixty, used in genealogical ages (Gen 5:15, 21), temple dimensions (1 Kgs 6:2; Ezek 40:14), troop counts, and legal time periods. Translations are straightforwardly numeric: Spanish 'sesenta,' French 'soixante,' German 'sechzig.' The consistency across all 59 occurrences and four original clusters confirms a single, unambiguous numerical sense with no figurative extension. 59×
AR["سِتٌّ", "سِتَّةً", "سِتُّونَ", "سِتُّونَ-", "سِتِّينَ", "سِتّونَ", "سِتّينَ", "وَ-سِتِّينَ"]·ben["আটষট্টি", "ও-অঞ্চল", "ছেষট্টি", "বাষট্টি", "ষাট", "ষাট-"]·DE["sechsundsechzig", "sechzig", "sechzig-", "von-sechzig", "welcher-setzte"]·EN["sixty", "sixty-"]·FR["soixante", "soixante-"]·heb["שִׁשִּׁים", "שישים", "ששים"]·HI["अड़सठ", "साठ"]·ID["Enam-puluh", "anak-anak-laki-laki", "enam-puluh", "enam-puluh-"]·IT["sessanta", "sessanta-"]·jav["nem-dasa", "sawidak", "seket-kalih", "sewidak", "suwidak"]·KO["예순", "예순여덟", "육십"]·PT["sessenta", "sessenta-"]·RU["лет", "шестидесяти", "шестьдесят", "шестьдесят-", "эти"]·ES["sesenta", "sesenta-"]·SW["dhiraa", "miaka-sitini", "mikubwa", "sitini"]·TR["altmis", "altmış", "doğurduğunda"]·urd["اڑسٹھ", "ساٹھ", "ساٹھ-"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
שִׁשִּׁים59 n. indecl. sixty;—bef. n. sg.: city Dt 3:4 + 4 times, cubit 1 K 6:2 Ez 40:14, man 2 K 25:19 = Je 52:25, day Lv 12:5, etc.; n.pl. בָּנוֹת 2 Ch 11:21, cf. Ct 3:7; after n.pl. Nu 7:88(×3) 2 Ch 3:3; 11:21 +; שִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף 2 Ch 12:3 +; שׁ׳ foll. units Gn 5:15 + 12 times; שׁ׳ precedes unit Is 7:8 + 12 times; שׁ׳ foll. 100 (1000) Ezr 8:10 + 11 times; precedes Gn 5:18 + 8 times