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Se (שה) means lamb in Hebrew.

It can also mean sheep and naive. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שֶׂה
se
noun · masculine and feminine
In English

lamb, sheep, naive

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Se.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ולד הצאן, צאצא של הכבש או העז.
    אֶעֱבֹר בְּכָל צֹאנְךָ הַיּוֹם הָסֵר מִשָּׁם כָּל שֶׂה נָקֹד וְטָלוּא וְכָל שֶׂה חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וְטָלוּא וְנָקֹד בָּעִזִּים, וְהָיָה שְׂכָרִי.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהכינוי לאדם תמים, הגון וישר (בדרך כלל רק למראית עין). כּינוּי לחַלָש-אופי, מי שמוּבל על ידי אחרים באופן חסר הבחנה או עיוור.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Se is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.

Written with vowel points
שֶׂה
Written without vowel points
שה
Said
se
Plural
שֶׂיִים
Feminine form
שֵׂיה
Inflections
ר' שֶׂיִים; שֵׂה־, ר' שְׂיֵי־; נ' שֵׂיה, נ"ר שְׂיות
Gematria
305

This is how Se is said in other languages.

English
lamb, sheep, naive

These words mean nearly the same as Se.

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These words rhyme with Se.

The word Se is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • כשה אובד
  • שה האלוהים
  • שה תמים

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These words come before and after Se in the dictionary.

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What does Se (⁨שה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Se (⁨שה⁩) means lamb, sheep, and naive. It is said se, with the stress on se.

What is a synonym for Se (⁨שה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Se (⁨שה⁩) are ⁨טלה⁩ and ⁨כבש⁩.

What rhymes with Se (⁨שה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Se (⁨שה⁩) include ⁨מעשה⁩, ⁨כיסא⁩, ⁨נושא⁩, ⁨מכסה⁩, ⁨נשא⁩, and ⁨מעושה⁩.

Is Se (⁨שה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Se (⁨שה⁩) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is ⁨שֶׂיִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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