Sheleg (שלג) means snow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁלֶג
sheleg
noun · masculine
In English
snow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sheleg.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גבישי קרח זעירים שצורתם משושית היוצרים משקע רך ולבן.
כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵרֵד הַגֶּשֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁלֶג מִן-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשַׁמָּה לֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי אִם-הִרְוָה אֶת-הָאָרֶץ...
- 2בהשאלהרעש לבן בטלויזיה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sheleg is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁלֶג
- Written without vowel points
- שלג
- Said
- sheleg
- Root
- ש־ל־ג
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁלָגִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלָגִים; שֶׁלֶג־, ר' שִׁלְגֵי־, הפסק; שָׁלֶג
- Gematria
- 333
This is how Sheleg is said in other languages.
- English
- snow
- Arabic
- ثلج
- Russian
- снег
- French
- neige
- Spanish
- nieve
- German
- Schnee
- Yiddish
- שנײ
These words rhyme with Sheleg.
The word Sheleg is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איש שלג
- בובת שלג
- גלשן שלג
- כדור שלג
- כשלג בקיץ
- מצורע כשלג
- פתית שלג
- שלג דאשתקד
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The word Sheleg comes from the root ש־ל־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Sheleg in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheleg.
What does Sheleg (שלג) mean in Hebrew?
Sheleg (שלג) means snow. It is said sheleg, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Sheleg (שלג)?
Words that rhyme with Sheleg (שלג) include פלג.
Is Sheleg (שלג) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheleg (שלג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלָגִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.