shet denotes the cardinal number used for a measurement and for a regnal year.

The attested forms function as a cardinal number in two concrete settings: the width of a gold image in Daniel 3:1 and a year of a king's reign in Ezra 6:15.

1. Cardinal number in measurement and dating · dominant

   In Daniel 3:1, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the statement of the image's width; the APB renders the measurement as “six cubits.” In Ezra 6:15, the singular absolute form occurs in the date for the house's completion; the APB renders it as “the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”

   Daniel 3:1Ezra 6:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the number as “six” in a cubit measurement in Daniel 3:1 and as “sixth” in a regnal-year date in Ezra 6:15. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate lexical uses.