שש

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

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃeʃ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃeʃ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃeʃ/

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Numeral

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

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

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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
   • 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.

   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
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• שָׂשׂוֹן‎ (sasón)