שש

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šidṯum.

Pronunciation

Numeral

שֵׁשׁ • (shéshf (masculine שִׁשָּׁה (shishá))

  1. feminine of שִׁשָּׁה (shishá, six)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Egyptian šs (linen).[1]

Noun

שֵׁשׁ • (sheshm

  1. fine linen, byssus
    Synonym: בּוּץ (búts)

References

Etymology 3

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Root
שׂ־י־שׂ (s-y-s)
3 terms

Verb

שָׂשׂ • (sás) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָשִׂישׂ, future יָשִׂישׂ, imperative שִׂישׂ)

  1. to rejoice, be happy
    Synonym: שָׂמַח (samákh)
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׂשׂ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָשִׂישׂ
action noun
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שַׂשְׂתִּי שַׂשְׂנוּ
second שַׂשְׂתָּ שַׂשְׂתְּ שַׂשְׂתֶּם שַׂשְׂתֶּן
third שָׂשׂ שָׂשָׂה שָׂשׂוּ
present שָׂשׂ שָׂשָׂה שָׂשִׂים שָׂשׂוֹת
future first אָשִׂישׂ נָשִׂישׂ
second תָּשִׂישׂ תָּשִׂישִׂי תָּשִׂישׂוּ תָּשֵׂשְׂנָה1
third יָשִׂישׂ תָּשִׂישׂ יָשִׂישׂוּ תָּשֵׂשְׂנָה1
imperative שִׂישׂ שִׂישִׂי שִׂישׂוּ שֵׂשְׂנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Hoffmeier, James K. (2023) “Further Reflections on Egyptian Influences on the Early Hebrews—Priestly Matters”, in Linguistic and Philological Studies of the Hebrew Bible and its Manuscripts in Honor of Gary A. Rendsburg (Studia Semitica Neerlandica; 75)‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186