שישה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־שׁ־ה‎

שישה \ שִׁשָּׁה • (shishá) m (construct שֵׁשֶׁת־‎, feminine שֵׁשׁ‎)

In Modern Hebrew, when the numbers three through ten modify a definite masculine noun and are directly preceding it, the construct form is used:
‏שִׁשָּׁה סְפָרִים‎ ― shishá s'farím ― six books

‏שֵׁשֶׁת הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― shéshet has'farím ― the six books
The construct form is not used for higher numbers ending in six, such as twenty-six:
‏עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה הַסְּפָרִים‎ ― 'esrím v'shishá has'farím ― the twenty-six books
In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form שֵׁשׁ‎ (shésh) is often used regardless of gender.

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