Shelet (שלט) means shield in Hebrew.
It can also mean coat of arms, signboard, and signpost. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shield, coat of arms, signboard, signpost
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shelet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמגן, מעין לוח המוחזק ביד להגנה מפגיעת חצים וכלי זין של יד.
וַיִּתֵּן הַכֹּהֵן לְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת אֶת הַחֲנִית וְאֶת הַשְּׁלָטִים אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית יהוה.
- 2בהשאלהציור או כתובת המסמלים משפחה, ארגון או מקום.
- 3בהשאלהלוח ועליו כתובת או הודעה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shelet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁלֶט
- Written without vowel points
- שלט
- Said
- shelet
- Root
- ש־ל־ט
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁלָטִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלָטִים, שִׁלְטֵי־
- Gematria
- 339
This is how Shelet is said in other languages.
- English
- shield, coat of arms, signboard, signpost
- German
- Schild
These words mean nearly the same as Shelet.
- מגן
- תריסshutter
- מודעהnotice
- כרזה
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These words rhyme with Shelet.
The word Shelet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שלט חוצות
- שלט רחוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shelet comes from the root ש־ל־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Shelet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shelet.
What does Shelet (שלט) mean in Hebrew?
Shelet (שלט) means shield, coat of arms, and signboard. It is said shelet, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shelet (שלט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shelet (שלט) are מגן, תריס, מודעה, and כרזה.
What rhymes with Shelet (שלט)?
Words that rhyme with Shelet (שלט) include דלת, גחלת, תועלת, צוללת, שרשרת, and גלגלת.
Is Shelet (שלט) masculine or feminine?
The word Shelet (שלט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלָטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.