משוש

משוש

Hebrew

FWOTD – 27 October 2018

Root
שׂ־י־שׂ‎ (ś-y-ś)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈsos/

Noun

מָשׂוֹשׂ • (masós) m (singular construct מְשׂוֹשׂ־)

1. exultation, rejoicing
   • c. 1579,. Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz. “Lecha Dodi”.

     ‏יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ אֱלֹהָיִךְ / כִּמְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן עַל כַּלָּה‎‎

     Thy G-d will rejoice over thee, / Like the rejoicing of groom over bride.