Shed (שֵׁד) means goblin in Hebrew.
It can also mean ghoul and demon. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
goblin, ghoul, demon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shed.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יצור מיתולוגי על טבעי, בעל כוחות פלאיים. בדרך כלל שלילי.
יִזְבְּחוּ, לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹהַּ – אֱלֹהִים, לֹא יְדָעוּם; חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ, לֹא שְׂעָרוּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶם.
- 2בהשאלהמוצלח ומוכשר מאוד במה שהוא עוסק בו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shed is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁד
- Written without vowel points
- שד
- Said
- shed
- Root
- ש־ד־ד
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- : שֵׁדִים
- Inflections
- ר': שֵׁדִים
- Gematria
- 304
This is how Shed is said in other languages.
- English
- goblin, ghoul, demon
- Arabic
- جن, غول
- Russian
- демон, бес, чёрт
- German
- Kobold
These words mean nearly the same as Shed.
- ג'יני
- רוח רעה
- עפרית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shed.
The word Shed is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הוציא את השד מהבקבוק
- השד העדתי
- השד יודע
- כמי שכפאו שד
- שד משחת
- מוכשר כמו שד
- מחול שדים
- לכל השדים והרוחות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shed comes from the root ש־ד־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Shed in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shed.
What does Shed (שֵׁד) mean in Hebrew?
Shed (שֵׁד) means goblin, ghoul, and demon. It is said shed, with the stress on shed.
What is a synonym for Shed (שֵׁד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shed (שֵׁד) are ג'יני, רוח רעה, and עפרית.
What rhymes with Shed (שֵׁד)?
Words that rhyme with Shed (שֵׁד) include כבד, מועד, יתד, אד, כבד, and שקד.
Is Shed (שֵׁד) masculine or feminine?
The word Shed (שֵׁד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is : שֵׁדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.