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Shakharit (שחרית) means morning in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שַׁחֲרִית
shakharit
noun · feminine
In English

morning

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shakharit.

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

  1. 1
    לשון חז"לתפילת הבוקר היהודית
  2. 2
    לשון חז"לשעות הבוקר המוקדמות.
  3. 3
    אירוע, הצגה או מופע שנערך בשעות הבוקר כגון קונצרט.

The word Shakharit is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שַׁחֲרִית
Written without vowel points
שחרית
Said
shakharit
Root
ש־ח־ר
Pattern
קַטְלִית
Gematria
918

This is how Shakharit is said in other languages.

English
morning

These words mean the opposite of Shakharit.

These words rhyme with Shakharit.

The word Shakharit is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פת שחרית
  • שינה של שחרית
  • שחרית מוזיקלית

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The word Shakharit comes from the root ש־ח־ר, like these words.

This is where the word Shakharit comes from.

מהמילה המקראית שַׁחַר בהוראת: זריחה בוקר. ראו שם בגיזרון. במואבית המילה "שחרת" מקבילה ל"שַׁחַר", נמצא במצבת מישע: "...וַאֶלְתָחֵם בָּה מִבְּקֹעַ הַשַחֲרִת עַד הַצָהֳרָם."

These words come before and after Shakharit in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shakharit.

What does Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) means morning. It is said shakharit, with the stress on rit.

What is the opposite of Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) are ⁨ערבית⁩.

What rhymes with Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) include ⁨יוונית⁩, ⁨זווית⁩, ⁨לטינית⁩, ⁨שדרית⁩, ⁨עברית⁩, and ⁨תבנית⁩.

Is Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shakharit (⁨שחרית⁩) is a feminine noun.

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

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