Sheon mayim (שעון מים) means water clock in Hebrew.
It can also mean water counter. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁעוֹן מַיִם
sheon mayim
noun · masculine
In English
water clock, water counter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sheon mayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר למדידת זמן, וליתר דיוק לציון חלוף פרק זמן נתון. בנוי מכלי קיבול ובו מים בכמות מדודה, אשר מתרוקנים דרך פתח צר בקצב קבוע. התרוקנות הכלי מציינת את הזמן שחלף.
- 2סלנגכינוי למד מים שמתקינה הרשות המקומית במערכת המים הביתית.
The word Sheon mayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁעוֹן מַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- שעון מים
- Said
- sheon mayim
- Plural
- שְׁעוֹנֵי מַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁעוֹנֵי מַיִם
- Gematria
- 516
This is how Sheon mayim is said in other languages.
- English
- water clock, water counter
- Russian
- водяные часы́, счётчик воды
- French
- clepsydre, compteur d'eau
- German
- Wasseruhr
- Yiddish
- װאַסערמעסטער
These words come before and after Sheon mayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheon mayim.
What does Sheon mayim (שעון מים) mean in Hebrew?
Sheon mayim (שעון מים) means water clock and water counter. It is said sheon mayim, with the stress on on.
Is Sheon mayim (שעון מים) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheon mayim (שעון מים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁעוֹנֵי מַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעון מים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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