Shani (שָׁנִי) means scarlet in Hebrew.
It can also mean crimson. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
scarlet, crimson
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shani.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צבע אדום עז, המופק מתמצית של כנימת־מגן.
בְּנוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל־שָׁאוּל בְּכֶינָה; הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם שָׁנִי, עִם־עֲדָנִים – הַמַּעֲלֶה עֲדִי זָהָב, עַל לְבוּשְׁכֶן.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shani is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁנִי
- Written without vowel points
- שני
- Said
- shani
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Shani is said in other languages.
- English
- scarlet, crimson
These words mean nearly the same as Shani.
These words rhyme with Shani.
The word Shani is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוט השני
- תולעת שני
- שני תולעת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Shani comes from.
באכדית, משלח היד של צובעי הטקסטיל נקרא: šintu או šanū.
These words come before and after Shani in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shani.
What does Shani (שָׁנִי) mean in Hebrew?
Shani (שָׁנִי) means scarlet and crimson. It is said shani, with the stress on ni.
What is a synonym for Shani (שָׁנִי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shani (שָׁנִי) are כרמיל and זהורית.
What rhymes with Shani (שָׁנִי)?
Words that rhyme with Shani (שָׁנִי) include מיני, עני, קיצוני, אני, צמחוני, and צבעוני.
Is Shani (שָׁנִי) masculine or feminine?
The word Shani (שָׁנִי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.