Sha'a (שעה) means hour in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁעָה
sha'a
noun · feminine
In English
hour
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sha'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקודה בזמן. עת.
- 2משך זמן שאורכו חלק אחד מ־12 של היום (מזריחה לשקיעה)
- 3עממי, בהשאלהזמן ממושך.
The word Sha'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁעָה
- Written without vowel points
- שעה
- Said
- sha'a
- Root
- ש־ע־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- שָׁעוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שָׁעוֹת, שְׁעוֹת־; זוגי שְׁעָתַיִם; שְׁעַת־
- Gematria
- 375
This is how Sha'a is said in other languages.
- English
- hour
- Yiddish
- שעה
These words rhyme with Sha'a.
The word Sha'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אותה שעה
- השעה משחקת לו
- השעות הקטנות
- חיי שעה
- דיה לצרה בשעתה
- יפה שעה אחת קודם
- צו השעה
- הוראת שעה
- שעה ארוכה
- שעה עגולה
- שעה קלה
- שעה תמימה
- שעת שין
- שעת חרום
- שעת כושר
- שעת שיא
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The word Sha'a comes from the root ש־ע־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Sha'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sha'a.
What does Sha'a (שעה) mean in Hebrew?
Sha'a (שעה) means hour. It is said sha'a, with the stress on a.
What rhymes with Sha'a (שעה)?
Words that rhyme with Sha'a (שעה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and תופעה.
Is Sha'a (שעה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sha'a (שעה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שָׁעוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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