Sas (סס) means moth in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
moth
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sas.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חרק מסדרת הפרפראים. בניגוד לפרפרים, יש לו מחושים מנוצים, שתי כנפיים (כהות עפ"ר) שאינן מתקפלות בשעת מנוחה, והוא מעופף בלילה.
כִּי כַבֶּגֶד יֹאכְלֵם עָשׁ, וְכַצֶּמֶר יֹאכְלֵם סָס; וְצִדְקָתִי לְעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶה, וִישׁוּעָתִי לְדוֹר דּוֹרִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sas is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סָס
- Written without vowel points
- סס
- Said
- sas
- Root
- ס־ו־ס
- Plural
- סָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' סָסִים
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Sas is said in other languages.
- English
- moth
- Arabic
- عثة
- Russian
- моль, мотылёк, ночная бабочка
- Spanish
- polilla
- German
- Motte, Nachtfalter
These words mean nearly the same as Sas.
- עש
- רפרף
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These words rhyme with Sas.
The word Sas comes from the root ס־ו־ס, like these words.
This is where the word Sas comes from.
המילה מופיעה פעם אחת בלבד במקרא, בפסוק לעיל. sāsu
These words come before and after Sas in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sas.
What does Sas (סס) mean in Hebrew?
Sas (סס) means moth. It is said sas, with the stress on sas.
What is a synonym for Sas (סס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sas (סס) are עש and רפרף.
What rhymes with Sas (סס)?
Words that rhyme with Sas (סס) include מפרש, כלונס, פס, גס, קירקס, and הדס.
Is Sas (סס) masculine or feminine?
The word Sas (סס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.