Shekets (שקץ) means execration in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁקֶץ
shekets
noun · masculine
In English
execration
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shekets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראטומאה, דבר מגעיל, לא ראוי, שיש לדחותו.
וָאָבוֹא וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה כָל תַּבְנִית רֶמֶשׂ וּבְהֵמָה שֶׁקֶץ וְכָל גִּלּוּלֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מְחֻקֶּה עַל הַקִּיר סָבִיב סָבִיב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shekets is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁקֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- שקץ
- Said
- shekets
- Root
- ש־ק־צ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁקָצִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁקָצִים; שֶׁקֶץ־, ר' שִׁקְצֵי־
- Gematria
- 490
This is how Shekets is said in other languages.
- English
- execration
These words mean nearly the same as Shekets.
These words come before and after Shekets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shekets.
What does Shekets (שקץ) mean in Hebrew?
Shekets (שקץ) means execration. It is said shekets, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shekets (שקץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shekets (שקץ) are פיגול and תועבה.
Is Shekets (שקץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Shekets (שקץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁקָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שקץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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