משוש

Hebrew

FWOTD – 27 October 2018

Root
שׂ־י־שׂ (s-y-s)

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.