שש

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Canaanite *šiš, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *šiṯṯu, from Proto-Semitic *šidṯum. Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤔‎ (šš) and Arabic سِتّ‎ (sitt).

Pronunciation

Numeral

שֵׁשׁ • (shésh) f (masculine שִׁשָּׁה‎ (shishá))

  1. feminine of שִׁשָּׁה‎ (shishá, “six”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

שֵׁשׁ • (shésh) m

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

Etymology 3

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Root
שׂ־י־שׂ‎ (ś-y-ś)

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 שַׂשְׂתִּי‎שַׂשְׂנוּ‎
second שַׂשְׂתָּ‎שַׂשְׂתְּ‎שַׂשְׂתֶּם‎שַׂשְׂתֶּן‎
third שָׂשׂשָׂשָׂה‎שָׂשׂוּ‎
present שָׂשׂשָׂשָׂה‎שָׂשִׂים‎שָׂשׂוֹת‎
future first אָשִׂישׂ‎נָשִׂישׂ‎
second תָּשִׂישׂ‎תָּשִׂישִׂי‎תָּשִׂישׂוּ‎תָּשֵׂשְׂנָה‎1
third יָשִׂישׂ‎תָּשִׂישׂ‎יָשִׂישׂוּ‎תָּשֵׂשְׂנָה‎1
imperative שִׂישׂ‎שִׂישִׂי‎שִׂישׂוּ‎שֵׂשְׂנָה‎1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms
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