סִימָן
siman
Everyday HebrewFormsסִימָנִים
Meaning1. Something you see that gives you information, like a street sign.
2. A mark left on something, like a scratch on a table.
3. A sign that something is going to happen.
4. A feeling or change in your body that shows you might be sick.
HistoryThis word came to Hebrew a very long time ago, around the time the Mishnah was written. It traveled from the Greek language, where the word "sēmeîon" meant "a sign" or "a mark". It has kept the same meaning all this time.
Example
יש סימן כחול על היד שלי.
There is a blue mark on my hand.
