Sha'am (שעם) means cork in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁעַם
sha'am
noun · masculine
In English
cork
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sha'am.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין עץ בעל גזע רך, גמיש וקל באופן מיוחד המשמש לייצור פקקים לבקבוקים ומילוי לכובעי שעם.
The word Sha'am is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁעַם
- Written without vowel points
- שעם
- Said
- sha'am
- Root
- ש־ע־מ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Sha'am is said in other languages.
- English
- cork
- Russian
- пробка
These words rhyme with Sha'am.
The word Sha'am is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פקק שעם
- כובע שעם
- לוח שעם
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These words come before and after Sha'am in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sha'am.
What does Sha'am (שעם) mean in Hebrew?
Sha'am (שעם) means cork. It is said sha'am, with the stress on sha'.
What rhymes with Sha'am (שעם)?
Words that rhyme with Sha'am (שעם) include טעם and זעם.
Is Sha'am (שעם) masculine or feminine?
The word Sha'am (שעם) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.