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Shaon atomi (שעון אטומי) means atomic clock in Hebrew.

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

שָׁעוֹן אָטוֹמִי
shaon atomi
noun · masculine
In English

atomic clock

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shaon atomi.

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

  1. 1
    שעון מדויק ביותר, שפעולתו הקצובה נשלטת על ידי תדירות הקרינה האלקטרומגנטית של יסוד כימי נבחר, כגון צסיום.

The word Shaon atomi is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שָׁעוֹן אָטוֹמִי
Written without vowel points
שעון אטומי
Said
shaon atomi
Plural
שְׁעוֹנִים אָטוֹמִיִּים
Inflections
ר' שְׁעוֹנִים אָטוֹמִיִּים
Gematria
492

This is how Shaon atomi is said in other languages.

English
atomic clock
Arabic
الساعة الذرية
German
Atomuhr

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What does Shaon atomi (⁨שעון אטומי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shaon atomi (⁨שעון אטומי⁩) means atomic clock. It is said shaon atomi, with the stress on on.

Is Shaon atomi (⁨שעון אטומי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shaon atomi (⁨שעון אטומי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨שְׁעוֹנִים אָטוֹמִיִּים⁩.

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

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