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She'ela retorit (שאלה רטורית) means rhetorical question in Hebrew.

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

שְׁאֵלָה רֶטוֹרִית
she'ela retorit
noun · feminine
In English

rhetorical question

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for She'ela retorit.

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

  1. 1
    שאלה שהתשובה עליה מובנת מאליה.

The word She'ela retorit is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שְׁאֵלָה רֶטוֹרִית
Written without vowel points
שאלה רטורית
Said
she'ela retorit
Plural
שְׁאֵלוֹת רֶטוֹרִיוֹת
Inflections
ר' שְׁאֵלוֹת רֶטוֹרִיוֹת
Gematria
1,161

This is how She'ela retorit is said in other languages.

English
rhetorical question
Russian
риторический вопрос
French
question rhétorique
Spanish
pregunta retórica
German
rhetorische Frage

These words come before and after She'ela retorit in the dictionary.

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What does She'ela retorit (⁨שאלה רטורית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

She'ela retorit (⁨שאלה רטורית⁩) means rhetorical question. It is said she'ela retorit, with the stress on la.

Is She'ela retorit (⁨שאלה רטורית⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word She'ela retorit (⁨שאלה רטורית⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨שְׁאֵלוֹת רֶטוֹרִיוֹת⁩.

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

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