Shay (שי) means gift in Hebrew.
It can also mean Shea. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gift, Shea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חפץ המוענק ללא תמורה.
נִדֲרוּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ לַיהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם; כָּל־סְבִיבָיו יוֹבִילוּ שַׁי לַמּוֹרָא.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁי
- Written without vowel points
- שי
- Said
- shay
- Plural
- שַׁיִּים
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁיִּים, שַׁיֵּי־
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Shay is said in other languages.
- English
- gift, Shea
- Arabic
- هَدِيَّة
These words mean nearly the same as Shay.
- אשכר
- דורון
- זבדgift
- מנחה
- מתן
- מתנה
- מתתgiving
- תשורהoffering
- דורןGift
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These words rhyme with Shay.
The word Shay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שי לחג
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These words come before and after Shay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shay.
What does Shay (שי) mean in Hebrew?
Shay (שי) means gift and Shea. It is said shay, with the stress on shay.
What is a synonym for Shay (שי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shay (שי) are אשכר, דורון, זבד, מנחה, מתן, and מתנה.
What rhymes with Shay (שי)?
Words that rhyme with Shay (שי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Shay (שי) masculine or feminine?
The word Shay (שי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׁיִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.