H8353
שֵׁת
shêth · shayth
{six}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or שִׁת; (Aramaic), corresponding to H8337 (שֵׁשׁ);
{six}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: six(-th).
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֵׁת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms