שסעת

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שסעת

/ʃasˈsaʕaθ/ [ʃasˈsaː.ʕaθ]
/ʃaˈsa(ʔ)at/ [ʃäˈsä.ʔät] Modern Israeli
[ʃäˈsä.ät] Modern Israeli
[ʃäˈsäːt] Modern Israeli
[ʃäˈsä.ʕät] Modern Israeli

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From שיסע / שִסַּע (shisá', šissaʿ, “to cleave; to split”) in קַטֶּלֶת pattern, which is used to form the names of diseases. Partial calque of German Schizophrenie, which is using Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to cleave; to split”).

noun שַׁסַּעַת · shasá'at · šassáʿaṯ · שַׁסָּעוֹת · שַׁסַּעַת־ · שַׁסְּעוֹת־

schizophrenia (a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions)
Similar: סְכִיזוֹפְרֶנְיָה

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schizophrenia mental disorder

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"שסעת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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שסעת. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%AA

Chicago

"שסעת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שסעת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}