Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) means shibboleth in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁבֹּלֶת
shibolet
noun · feminine
In English
shibboleth
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shibolet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילת קוד המשמשת קבוצה אחת כאמצעי זיהוי והבדלה של קבוצה אחרת מתוכה.
The word Shibolet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁבֹּלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שיבולת
- Said
- shibolet
- Root
- ש־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קִטֹּלֶת
- Plural
- שִׁבּוֹלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁבּוֹלוֹת; שִׁבֹּלֶת־
- Gematria
- 748
This is how Shibolet is said in other languages.
- English
- shibboleth
- French
- shibboleth
These words rhyme with Shibolet.
The word Shibolet comes from the root ש־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shibolet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shibolet.
What does Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) mean in Hebrew?
Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) means shibboleth. It is said shibolet, with the stress on bo.
What rhymes with Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת)?
Words that rhyme with Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) include יכולת, גולגולת, פסולת, סולת, תקבולת, and תרנגולת.
Is Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shibolet (שִׁבֹּלֶת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שִׁבּוֹלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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