H8361 H8361
sixty (Aramaic); the number 60, appearing in measurements and chronological references in Ezra and Daniel
This is the Aramaic numeral for sixty, appearing in Ezra and Daniel. Ezra 6:3 uses it twice in Cyrus's decree regarding temple dimensions: 'sixty cubits' for both height and width. Daniel 3:1 describes Nebuchadnezzar's golden image as 'sixty cubits high.' Daniel 5:31 (6:1 in English) notes that Darius the Mede was 'about sixty-two years old' when he received the kingdom. The multilingual glosses transliterate or translate directly (Spanish sesenta, French some transliteration). The number appears in contexts of imperial grandeur—temple dimensions authorized by Persian decree and Babylonian monumental sculpture. Sixty cubits (about 90 feet) represents substantial height, emphasizing the scale of these royal and sacred structures.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The number sixty (Aramaic) in Ezra and Daniel. Used for temple measurements in Cyrus's decree—sixty cubits high and wide (Ezra 6:3). Nebuchadnezzar's golden image stood sixty cubits tall (Dan 3:1). Darius was sixty-two years old (Dan 5:31). The number appears in imperial contexts—decrees about sacred architecture and ages of kings. Sixty cubits (~90 feet) represents monumental scale, whether for God's temple or a pagan idol, emphasizing the grandeur of these structures. 4×
AR["اثْنَتَيْنِ", "سِتُّونَ"]·ben["ষাট"]·DE["[שתין]"]·EN["sixty"]·FR["[שתין]", "mesure"]·heb["שישים", "שתין"]·HI["साठ"]·ID["enam-puluh"]·IT["[שתין]"]·jav["sawidak", "sewidak"]·KO["육십", "육십-"]·PT["sessenta"]·RU["шестидесяти", "шестьдесят"]·ES["sesenta"]·SW["sitini"]·TR["altmis", "altmış"]·urd["باسٹھ-", "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
† שִׁתִּין n. indecl. sixty;—אַמִּין שׁ׳ Ezr 6:3(×2); Dn 3:1; שְׁנִין שׁ׳ וְתַרְתֵּין 6:1.