שת

Aramaic

Etymology

From the Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (“six”), cognates with Hebrew שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), Arabic سِتْ (sit) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afroasiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), and Hausa shidà.

Numeral

שת • (šeṯ) f

1. six (6)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־י־ת (sh-y-t)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎚 (št) and Arabic اِسْت (ist).

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃat/
• (noun, proper noun)
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃet/

• Audio:

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Verb

שָׁת • (shat) (pa'al construction)

1. to place, set
   • Tanach, Exodus 10:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי־אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְאֶת־לֵב עֲבָדָיו לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ׃

     vayómer YHVH 'el-moshé bó 'el-par'ó ki-'aní hikhbádti 'et-libó v'et-lév 'avadáv l'má'an shití 'ototái 'éle b'kirbó.

     And the Lord said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them;

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁת (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָשִׁית action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שתתי / שַׁתִּי		שַׁתְנוּ
	second	שתת / שַׁתָּ	שתת / שַׁתְּ	שתתם / שַׁתֶּם	שתתן / שַׁתֶּן
	third	שָׁת	שָׁתָה	שָׁתוּ
present		שָׁת	שָׁתָה	שָׁתִים	שָׁתוֹת
future	first	אָשִׁית		נָשִׁית
	second	תָּשִׁית	תָּשִׁיתִי	תָּשִׁיתוּ	תָּשֵׁתְנָה1
	third	יָשִׁית	תָּשִׁית	יָשִׁיתוּ	תָּשֵׁתְנָה1
imperative		שִׁית	שִׁיתִי	שִׁיתוּ	שֵׁתְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• שָׂם

Noun

שֵׁת • (shet) m

1. (anatomy) bottom

Synonyms

• ישבן (yashván)
• עכוז ('akúz)

Proper noun

שֵׁת • (shet) m

1. Seth

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iste. Compare Portuguese and Spanish este.

Determiner

שת (št) m

1. this
   • c. 1100, Kharja H1, section 3:

     דשת אלזמאן

     dšt ʔlzmʔn

     of this time