Shablul (שבלול) means snail in Hebrew.
It can also mean cochlea. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
snail, cochlea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shablul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רכיכה יבשתית ממשפחת החלזוניים בעלת קונכיה ספירלית.
כְּמוֹ שַׁבְּלוּל תֶּמֶס יַהֲלֹךְ נֵפֶל אֵשֶׁת בַּל חָזוּ שָׁמֶשׁ.
- 2חלק האוזן הפנימית המזכיר בצורתו שבלול (1) והוא אבר השמע הממיר צלילים לגירוי חשמלי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shablul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁבְּלוּל
- Written without vowel points
- שבלול
- Said
- shablul
- Root
- ש־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּל
- Plural
- שַׁבְּלוּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁבְּלוּלִים; שַׁבְּלוּל־, ר' שַׁבְּלוּלֵי־
- Gematria
- 368
This is how Shablul is said in other languages.
- English
- snail, cochlea
- Russian
- улитка
- French
- escargot
- Spanish
- caracol
- German
- Schnecke
These words mean nearly the same as Shablul.
- ברלהsnail
- חלזון
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These words rhyme with Shablul.
The word Shablul comes from the root ש־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shablul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shablul.
What does Shablul (שבלול) mean in Hebrew?
Shablul (שבלול) means snail and cochlea. It is said shablul, with the stress on lul.
What is a synonym for Shablul (שבלול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shablul (שבלול) are ברלה and חלזון.
What rhymes with Shablul (שבלול)?
Words that rhyme with Shablul (שבלול) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
Is Shablul (שבלול) masculine or feminine?
The word Shablul (שבלול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׁבְּלוּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבלול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.