Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5580 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סָס |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from the same as H5483 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | cac |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sawce |
| Meaning: | 1. a moth (from the agility of the fly) |
| KJV Renderings: | moth. |
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סָ֑ס noun masculine moth ( ᵑ7 סָסָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 3616]; Assyrian sâsu , DlHWB 506; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3617], [untranscribed source text 3618]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3619] Thes LagArmen. Stud. § 2262 compare Armenian zez = Greek σής, which is derived from סָס by BoHieroz. iii. 514 LewyFremdw. 16 f.); — וְכַצֶּמֶר יאֹכְלֵם סָ֑ס Isa 51:8.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
