סוס
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ס־ו־ס (s-w-s) |
Compare Compare Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /sys/), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm), Classical Syriac ܣܘܣܝܐ (sūsyā) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /sus/
Noun[edit]
סוּס • (sus) m (dual indefinite סוסיים / סוּסַיִם, plural indefinite סוּסִים, plural construct סוּסֵי־, feminine counterpart סוּסָה)
- horse
- Exodus 15:1, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
- אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה כִּי־גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס וְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם׃
- Ashíra la-YHWH ki gaóh gaáh, sus v'rokhvó ramah va-yam.
- I will sing to God for His great victory; horse and rider He threw in the sea.
- Judges 5:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- אָז הָלְמוּ עִקְּבֵי־סוּס מִדַּהֲרוֹת דַּהֲרוֹת אַבִּירָיו׃
- Az halmú 'ikvéi sus; midaharot daharot abirav.
- Then did the horsehoofs stamp, by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bechorot 1:2:
- פָּרָה שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין חֲמוֹר, וַחֲמוֹר שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין סוּס, פָּטוּר מִן הַבְּכוֹרָה
- Paráh she-yaldáh k-min ḥamór, va-ḥamór she-yaldah k-min sus, patur min ha-b'khorah.
- A cow that births what looks like a donkey, or a donkey that births what looks like a horse, these are exempt from the firstborn offering.
- Exodus 15:1, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
- a strong or muscular man; stud, stallion
- Synonym: חָתִיךְ (khatíkh)
Declension[edit]
Declension of סוּס
Derived terms[edit]
- זְנַב סוּס (znáv sús)
- סוּס טְרוֹיָאנִי (sus troyáni)
- סוּס יָם (sus yám)
Descendants[edit]
- → Yiddish:
- → German: Zosse
See also[edit]
- פָּרָשׁ (parásh)
References[edit]
- “סוס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
סוס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
