Sheon khol (שעון חול) means hourglass in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁעוֹן חוֹל
sheon khol
noun · masculine
In English
hourglass
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sheon khol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי העשוי משני מכלי זכוכית שווי־נפח אשר אחד מהם מלא בחול, המודד פרק־זמן נתון ע"י כך שכשהופכים אותו, החול זורם למכל השני.
- 2בהשאלהזמן דוחק.
The word Sheon khol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁעוֹן חוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- שעון חול
- Said
- sheon khol
- Plural
- שְׁעוֹנֵי חוֹל
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁעוֹנֵי חוֹל
- Gematria
- 470
This is how Sheon khol is said in other languages.
- English
- hourglass
- Russian
- песочные часы
- French
- sablier
- German
- Sanduhr
- Yiddish
- זאַמדזייגער
The word Sheon khol is part of these phrases and sayings.
- החול אוזל בשעון החול
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These words come before and after Sheon khol in the dictionary.
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What does Sheon khol (שעון חול) mean in Hebrew?
Sheon khol (שעון חול) means hourglass. It is said sheon khol, with the stress on on.
Is Sheon khol (שעון חול) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheon khol (שעון חול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁעוֹנֵי חוֹל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעון חול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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