ששון

Hebrew

Root
שׂ־י־שׂ (s-y-s)

Pronunciation

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Noun

שָׂשׂוֹן • (sasón) m

1. joy, gladness
   • Tanach, Isaiah 12:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה׃

     ush'ávtem máyim b'sasón mima'ayné hay'shu'á.

     Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

   • Tanach, Esther 8:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     לַיְּהוּדִים הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה וְשָׂשֹׂן וִיקָר׃

     lay'hudím haytá orá v'simkhá v'sasón viyqár.

     The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Synonyms

• רינה / רִנָּה (riná), שִׂמְחָה (simkhá), רון / רֹן (rón)

Derived terms

• בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשָׂשׂוֹן

References

• H8342 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Proper noun

שָׂשׂוֹן • (sasón) m

1. a male given name