סוס

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ו־ס (s-w-s)

Compare Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /⁠sys⁠/), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm), Classical Syriac ܣܘܣܝܐ (sūsyā) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw).

Pronunciation

Noun

סוּס • (sus) m (dual indefinite סוסיים / סוּסַיִם, plural indefinite סוּסִים, plural construct סוּסֵי־, feminine counterpart סוּסָה)

  1. horse
    • Tanach, 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.
    • Tanach, 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.
  1. a strong or muscular man; stud, stallion
    Synonym: חָתִיךְ (khatíkh)

Declension

Declension of סוּס
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
masculine singular indefinite סוּס first סוּסִי סוּסֵנוּ
definite הַסּוּס second סוּסְךָ סוּסֵךְ סוּסְכֶם סוּסְכֶן
construct סוּס־ third סוּסוֹ סוּסָהּ סוּסָם סוּסָן
feminine singular indefinite סוּסָה first סוּסָתִי סוּסָתֵנוּ
definite הַסּוּסָה second סוּסָתְךָ סוּסָתֵךְ סוּסַתְכֶם סוּסַתְכֶן
construct סוּסַת־ third סוּסָתוֹ סוּסָתָהּ סוּסָתָם סוּסָתָן
feminine plural indefinite סוּסוֹת first סוסותיי / סוּסוֹתַי סוּסוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַסּוּסוֹת second סוּסוֹתֶיךָ סוסותייך / סוּסוֹתַיִךְ סוּסוֹתֵיכֶם סוּסוֹתֵיכֶן
construct סוּסוֹת־ third סוּסוֹתָיו סוּסוֹתֶיהָ סוּסוֹתָם סוּסוֹתָן
masculine dual indefinite סוסיים / סוּסַיִם first סוסיי / סוּסַי סוּסֵינוּ
definite הסוסיים / הַסּוּסַיִם second סוּסֶיךָ סוסייך / סוּסַיִךְ סוּסֵיכֶם סוּסֵיכֶן
construct סוּסֵי־ third סוּסָיו סוּסֶיהָ סוּסֵיהֶם סוּסֵיהֶן
masculine plural indefinite סוּסִים first סוסיי / סוּסַי סוּסֵינוּ
definite הַסּוּסִים second סוּסֶיךָ סוסייך / סוּסַיִךְ סוּסֵיכֶם סוּסֵיכֶן
construct סוּסֵי־ third סוּסָיו סוּסֶיהָ סוּסֵיהֶם סוּסֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Descendants

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See also

References

  • “סוס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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