Shamir (שמיר) means dill in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dill
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shamir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח תבלין חד שנתי ממשפחת הסוככיים, בעל פרחים צהובים ועלים רכים ודקים מאוד כחוטים.
וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּ בָתָה, לֹא יִזָּמֵר וְלֹא יֵעָדֵר – וְעָלָה שָׁמִיר, וָשָׁיִת; וְעַל הֶעָבִים אֲצַוֶּה, מֵהַמְטִיר עָלָיו מָטָר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shamir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁמִיר
- Written without vowel points
- שמיר
- Said
- shamir
- Root
- ש־מ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Gematria
- 550
This is how Shamir is said in other languages.
- English
- dill
- Arabic
- شبت
- Russian
- укроп
- French
- aneth
- Spanish
- eneldo
- German
- Dill
These words mean nearly the same as Shamir.
- שבת
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These words rhyme with Shamir.
The word Shamir comes from the root ש־מ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shamir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shamir.
What does Shamir (שמיר) mean in Hebrew?
Shamir (שמיר) means dill. It is said shamir, with the stress on mir.
What is a synonym for Shamir (שמיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shamir (שמיר) are שבת.
What rhymes with Shamir (שמיר)?
Words that rhyme with Shamir (שמיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Shamir (שמיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shamir (שמיר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.