Shaman (שאמאן) means shaman in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁמָן
shaman
noun · masculine
In English
shaman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shaman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שיכול לתקשר עם הרוחות, לעתים במצב של עלפון היסטרי, ובעזרתן מרפא או משפיע על המאורעות.
The word Shaman is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁמָן
- Written without vowel points
- שאמאן
- Said
- shaman
- Plural
- שַׁמַנִים
- Feminine form
- שַׁמַנִית
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁמַנִים; נ' שַׁמַנִית
- Gematria
- 392
This is how Shaman is said in other languages.
- English
- shaman
- Russian
- шаман
- German
- schamane
These words mean nearly the same as Shaman.
These words rhyme with Shaman.
These words come before and after Shaman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shaman.
What does Shaman (שאמאן) mean in Hebrew?
Shaman (שאמאן) means shaman. It is said shaman, with the stress on man.
What is a synonym for Shaman (שאמאן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shaman (שאמאן) are מכשף and רופא אליל.
What rhymes with Shaman (שאמאן)?
Words that rhyme with Shaman (שאמאן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Shaman (שאמאן) masculine or feminine?
The word Shaman (שאמאן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׁמַנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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