שש

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שש¹

  • /ʃiʃ(ʃ)/
  • /ʃaʃ/
  • [ˈʃæʃ]
  • /ˈʃeːʃ/
  • [ˈʃeː.eʃ]
  • /ˈʃeʃ/
  • [ˈʃeːʃ]
  • /ʃeʃ/
  • /ʃejʃ/
  • /ʃeʃ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šidṯum.

number שֵׁשׁ · shésh · שִׁשָּׁה

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

שש²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Egyptian šs (“linen”).

noun שֵׁשׁ · shesh

  1. fine linen, byssus

    Similar: בּוּץ

שש³

verb שָׂשׂ · sás · לָשִׂישׂ · יָשִׂישׂ · שִׂישׂ

  1. construction pa'al to rejoice, be happy יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ אֱלֹהָיִךְ / כִּמְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן עַל כַּלָּה

    Similar: שָׂמַח

In English

  • six cardinal number

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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