שת

Aramaic

Etymology

From the Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (six), cognates with Hebrew שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), Arabic سِتْ (sit) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afroasiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), and Hausa shidà.

Numeral

שת • (šeṯf

  1. six (6)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־י־ת (sh-y-t)
1 term

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎚 (št) and Arabic اِسْت (ist).

Pronunciation

  • (verb)
  • (noun, proper noun)
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Verb

שָׁת • (shat) (pa'al construction)

  1. to place, set
    • Tanach, Exodus 10:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי־אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְאֶת־לֵב עֲבָדָיו לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ׃
      vayómer YHVH el-moshé bó el-par'ó ki-aní hikhbádti et-libó v'et-lév avadáv l'má'an shití ototái éle b'kirbó.
      And the Lord said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them;

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁת (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָשִׁית
action noun
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שתתי / שַׁתִּי שַׁתְנוּ
second שתת / שַׁתָּ שתת / שַׁתְּ שתתם / שַׁתֶּם שתתן / שַׁתֶּן
third שָׁת שָׁתָה שָׁתוּ
present שָׁת שָׁתָה שָׁתִים שָׁתוֹת
future first אָשִׁית נָשִׁית
second תָּשִׁית תָּשִׁיתִי תָּשִׁיתוּ תָּשֵׁתְנָה1
third יָשִׁית תָּשִׁית יָשִׁיתוּ תָּשֵׁתְנָה1
imperative שִׁית שִׁיתִי שִׁיתוּ שֵׁתְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Noun

שֵׁת • (shetm

  1. (anatomy) bottom

Synonyms

Proper noun

שֵׁת • (shetm

  1. (biblical) Seth
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Seth

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iste. Compare Portuguese and Spanish este.

Determiner

שת (štm

  1. this
    • c. 1100, Kharja H1, section 3:
      דשת אלזמאן
      dšt ʔlzmʔn
      of this time