Hebrew

Noun

שָׁעָה • ‎(sha'á) f ‎(dual indefinite שעתיים \ שְׁעָתַיִם, plural indefinite שָׁעוֹת, singular construct שְׁעַת־, plural construct שְׁעוֹת־)

1. An hour: a period of time, defined variously (depending on time period, and on religious versus secular purposes), but currently usually sixty minutes.
   • a. 217 CE, Mishnah, Avot 2:3:

     הֱווּ זְהִירִין בָּרָשׁוּת, שֶׁאֵין מְקָרְבִין לוֹ לְאָדָם אֶלָּא לְצֹרֶךְ עַצְמָן; נִרְאִין כְּאוֹהֲבִין בִּשְׁעַת הֲנָאָתָן, וְאֵין עוֹמְדִין לוֹ לָאָדָם בִּשְׁעַת דָּחֳקוֹ.‎

     hevú z'hirín barashút, she'ein m'kar'vín ló l'adám 'elá l'tsórekh 'atsmán; nir'ín k'ohavín bish'át hana'atán, v'ein 'om'dín ló la'adám bish'át dokhokó.

     Beware of government, for they befriend a man only for their own benefit; they act friendly when it benefits them, but they do not stand by a man in his time of need.

See also

• דַּקָּה ‎(daká, “minute”)
• שְׁנִיָּה ‎(sh'niyá, “second”)

Anagrams

• עשה

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• שאָ ‎(sho)

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁעָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɔ]

Noun

שעה • ‎(sho) f, plural שעהן ‎(shoen)

1. hour