Shetek (שתק) means silence in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
silence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shetek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארכאישתיקה.
The word Shetek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁתֶק
- Written without vowel points
- שתק
- Said
- shetek
- Root
- ש־ת־ק
- Inflections
- שֶׁתֶק־; כ' שִׁתְקוֹ
- Gematria
- 800
This is how Shetek is said in other languages.
- English
- silence
These words mean nearly the same as Shetek.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shetek.
- דבור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shetek.
The word Shetek comes from the root ש־ת־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Shetek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shetek.
What does Shetek (שתק) mean in Hebrew?
Shetek (שתק) means silence. It is said shetek, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shetek (שתק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shetek (שתק) are אלם, דום, דומייה, דממה, and שתיקה.
What is the opposite of Shetek (שתק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shetek (שתק) are דבור.
What rhymes with Shetek (שתק)?
Words that rhyme with Shetek (שתק) include פתק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שתק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.