Shel (של) means of in Hebrew.
It can also mean 's. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁל
shel
preposition
In English
of, 's
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 7 meanings for Shel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שייך ל־
שָׂמֻנִי נֹטֵרָה אֶת-הַכְּרָמִים, כַּרְמִי שֶׁלִּי לֹא נָטָרְתִּי.
- 2מיוחס ל־
- 3שמקורו ב־
- 4מורכב מן, עשוי מן
- 5מאפיין
- 6מכיל, שיש בו
- 7למטרה או יעוד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shel is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁל
- Written without vowel points
- של
- Said
- shel
- Inflections
- שֶׁלִּי, שֶׁלְּךָ, שֶׁלָּךְ, שֶׁלָּנוּ, שֶׁלָּכֶם, שֶׁלָּכֶן, שֶׁלָּהֶם, שֶׁלָּהֶן
- Gematria
- 330
This is how Shel is said in other languages.
- English
- of, 's
- Arabic
- إِضافة
- Russian
- -ов, -ын
- French
- de
- Spanish
- de
- German
- von
These words rhyme with Shel.
The word Shel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בשל
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These words come before and after Shel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shel.
What does Shel (של) mean in Hebrew?
Shel (של) means of and 's. It is said shel, with the stress on shel.
What rhymes with Shel (של)?
Words that rhyme with Shel (של) include נוזל, ישראל, אל, נמל, ברזל, and מקל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry של of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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