Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) means morning star in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר
ayelet hashakhar
noun · feminine
In English
morning star
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ayelet hashakhar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משוערכוכב המופיע זמן קצר בטרם זריחת החמה.
The word Ayelet hashakhar is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר
- Written without vowel points
- אילת השחר
- Said
- ayelet hashakhar
- Gematria
- 954
This is how Ayelet hashakhar is said in other languages.
- English
- morning star
These words mean nearly the same as Ayelet hashakhar.
These words come before and after Ayelet hashakhar in the dictionary.
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What does Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) mean in Hebrew?
Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) means morning star. It is said ayelet hashakhar, with the stress on ye.
What is a synonym for Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) are נוגה and דימדומים.
Is Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ayelet hashakhar (אילת השחר) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אילת השחר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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