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): /ʃiʃ/
• (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”)

Derived terms

• שֵׁשׁ בֵּשׁ (shesh besh)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Egyptian šs (“linen”).

Noun

שֵׁשׁ • (shésh) m

1. fine linen, byssus

   Synonym: בּוּץ (búts)

Etymology 3

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

Root
שׂ־י־שׂ (ś-y-ś)

Verb

שָׂשׂ • (sás) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לָשִׂישׂ, future יָשִׂישׂ, imperative שִׂישׂ)

1. to rejoice, be happy

   Synonym: שָׂמַח (samákh)

   • 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.

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)