כִּסֵּא
kise
Everyday HebrewFormsכִּסְאוֹת
MeaningAn object with four legs and a back that one person can sit on.
HistoryThis word is very old. It comes from Akkadian, a language spoken thousands of years ago in a place called Mesopotamia. The Akkadian word "kussû" meant "throne" or "chair". It came into Hebrew a very long time ago and appears in the Bible with the same meaning.
Example
חסר לנו כיסא אחד, אפשר להביא מהחדר השני?
We are missing one chair, can you bring one from the other room?
