šꜣsw

Egyptian

proper noun
Definitions
  • the Shasu, Semitic nomads originally from the area around Edom and , later also throughout southern Canaan
  • the land of the Shasu, the area around Edom and
  • (possibly) warlike nomads in general

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) שָׁסָה.

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

שָׁסָה

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