how to say “sunset” in Hebrew
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הַשְּׁקִיעָה
Fast cars and great ice cream can definitely be exciting, but there’s nothing like a sunset to help calm the mind and soul.The Hebrew word for sunset is הַשְּׁקִיעָה – literally, the setting. In Rabbinic literature, sunset is termed שְׁקִיעַת הַחַמַּה – the setting of the sun, where החמה refers to the sun (literally, that which is hot).
שקיעה is the noun form of the active-simple פָּעַל verb לִשְׁקוֹעַ , meaning to sink or to settle in a low place.
As for an example of השקיעה in context, I’ll quote from Danny Sanderson’s beloved song:
הַבִּיטִי לַשְּׁקִיעָה, עֲדַיִן לֹא עָבַר זְמַנָּהּ.
Look at the sunset. It’s not over yet (literally, its time has not yet passed).
And as for sunrise, well, here’s an earlier entry.
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