šīt שִׁית ‘to set’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

šīt v
1) to put, set
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to put, lay (hand upon)
  1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to
  1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform
  1a4) to take one's stand
  1a5) to lay waste
 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon