שש בש

Hebrew

שש בש

Etymology

From שֵׁשׁ (shesh, “six”) + Turkish beş (“five”). The first element could alternatively be derived from Persian شش (šeš, “six”).

Noun

שֵׁשׁ בֵּשׁ • (shesh besh) m

1. (board games) backgammon

Further reading

• שש בש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he