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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 הַחַמַּהthe setting of the sun, where החמהrefers to the sun (literally, that which is hot).

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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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Ami Steinberger is founder and director of Ulpan La-Inyan.