shish.shi marks a person, item, day, month, or year as sixth in sequence, and can designate a sixth-part measure.

The term most often marks the sixth position in ordered lists and time designations, including sons, lots, days, months, and years. In several measured offerings or provisions, it identifies a sixth part of a stated measure.

1. Sixth position in an ordered list or allotment · dominant

   The masculine singular ordinal form marks a place within a sequence: in 1 Chronicles 24:9 the APB renders the allotment as "the sixth to Mijamin," and in Genesis 30:19 it renders Leah's child as "a sixth son." Joshua 19:32 places the lot for Naphtali in the same ordinal position, while Nehemiah 3:30 describes work on "the sixth measure."

   1 Chronicles 24:91 Chronicles 25:131 Chronicles 26:3Genesis 30:19Joshua 19:32Nehemiah 3:30
2. Sixth in a time designation · common

   The ordinal identifies a day, month, or year by its place in a temporal sequence. In Exodus 16:5 the APB renders preparation "On the sixth day," while Haggai 1:1 dates the message "in the sixth month" and Leviticus 25:21 refers to "the sixth year."

   Genesis 1:31Exodus 16:5Exodus 16:22Exodus 16:29Leviticus 25:21Haggai 1:1
3. A sixth part of a measure · occasional

   With measures of grain, oil, or water, the feminine singular form identifies a sixth portion. In Ezekiel 45:13 the APB renders "a sixth of the ephah" from wheat and barley, and Ezekiel 4:11 specifies water "a sixth of a hin."

   Ezekiel 45:13Ezekiel 46:14Ezekiel 4:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB commonly presents the ordinal with phrases such as "the sixth day," "the sixth month," "a sixth son," and "a sixth of the ephah." These renderings show the verse-level context, but the translation does not align individual English words to the Hebrew form.