Shayish (שיש) means marble in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
marble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shayish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן גיר גבישית אשר עברה התמרה במעמקי כדור הארץ, ולאחר עיבוד הפכה למבריקה לבעלת מרקם חלק. משמשת לפיסול ולבנייה, כגון מדרגות, מרצפות, אנדרטות ועוד.
..אַבְנֵי־שֹׁהַם וּמִלּוּאִים אַבְנֵי־פוּךְ וְרִקְמָה וְכֹל אֶבֶן יְקָרָה וְאַבְנֵי־שַׁיִשׁ לָרֹב.
- 2בהשאלהמשטח אבן או משטח דמוי אבן מלוטש המשמש כמשטח עבודה במטבח וסביב כיור האמבטיה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shayish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁיִשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שיש
- Said
- shayish
- Root
- ש־י־ש
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Inflections
- שֵׁישׁ־
- Gematria
- 610
This is how Shayish is said in other languages.
- English
- marble
- Arabic
- رخام
- Russian
- мрамор
- French
- marbre
- Spanish
- mármol
- German
- Marmor
These words mean nearly the same as Shayish.
- שש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shayish.
The word Shayish is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עוגת שיש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shayish comes from the root ש־י־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Shayish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shayish.
What does Shayish (שיש) mean in Hebrew?
Shayish (שיש) means marble. It is said shayish, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Shayish (שיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shayish (שיש) are שש.
What rhymes with Shayish (שיש)?
Words that rhyme with Shayish (שיש) include ליש and מיש.
Is Shayish (שיש) masculine or feminine?
The word Shayish (שיש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.