=====sit=====
שית

The suffix "sit" can be found on the end of many words. 

FIXME - does it ever show up by itself, as a root word?

Generally, the meaning is that of the verb of "established", and is sometimes translated "set up" or "appoint"
  *ṯā-šîṯ	You should set	7896	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/tashit_7896.htm	job7:17
  *yā-šîṯ	[God] will appoint	7896	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/yashit_7896.htm	isaiah26:1

It also occurs in numeric contexts, as a fraction of a whole; that is, a part of a //set// in mathematical parlance. For example:
  *rê-šîṯ	the firstfruits	7225	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/reshit_7225.htm	jeremiah2:3
  *šə-li-šîṯ	the third	7992	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/hashshelishit_7992.htm	zechariah6:3
  *ḥă-mî-šîṯ	a fifth	2549	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/chamishit_2549.htm	genesis47:24


Intriguingly, the word also can indicate the country of one's origin, as in the example:
  *ḵu-šîṯ	Ethiopian	3569	http://biblehub.com/hebrew/chushit_3569.htm	numbers12:1

This usage ties together both above mentioned meanings in an intriguing way. One's country of origin can be thought of as the place where your ancestors were //set up//. On the other hand, the inhabitants of a country are a mathematical //set// of people.


Notably, the suffix is found on the very first word of the Bible, in the opening phrase "[[Barashit]] [[Bara]] [[Elohim]]" - see the [[barashit]] page for further discussion of this context.