H7797 שׂוּשׂ sûws → Root

2 languages

Root of the שׂוּשׂ sûws family (2 members).

To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

Etymology Root שוש derives from the triliteral root שׂוּשׂ, which conveys a sense of leaping, exulting, or joyful movement. The root likely carries the fundamental idea of active, overflowing joy. While the form שׂוּשׂ is most common, a variant spelling שִׂישׂ occurs in some contexts. The root is unrelated to the similar-sounding root SWS meaning 'lily' (שׁוֹשַׁנָּה).

Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form

Language	Word	Meaning	Segmentation	Root
Bemba	nsansa	gladness, happiness, bright with happiness
Zulu	sasa	over joy

Family members (3)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

H4885 מָשׂוֹשׂ mâsôws unset
A state or experience of joy, gladness, or exultation; also, the cause or object that brings about such delight. Used bo
H7798 שַׁוְשָׁא Shavesha unset
Shavsha (שַׁוְשָׁא) is a personal name referring to an individual who served as a royal scribe or secretary during the r
H7800 שׁוּשַׁן Shushan unset
Shushan: the name of a prominent city in the region known historically as Elam and later as Persia, best known as the lo

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