Shidra (שדרה) means backbone in Hebrew.
It can also mean spine and keel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
backbone, spine, keel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shidra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מערכת חוליות האופיינית לכל החולייתנים, ומהווה בגופם את עצם הגב; והיא משתרעת מאגן הירכיים ועד הגולגולת.
- 2ימאות, בהשאלההקורה העיקרית התחתונה של שלד ספינה, אליה מחוברים הצלעות, קנה החרטום ומזוזת הירכתיים.
The word Shidra is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁדְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- שדרה
- Said
- shidra
- Root
- ש־ד־ר
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Gematria
- 509
This is how Shidra is said in other languages.
- English
- backbone, spine, keel
- Arabic
- عَمُود فَقْرِيّ
- Russian
- позвоно́чник, киль
- French
- colonne vertébrale, quille
- Spanish
- espinazo, quilla
- German
- Rückgrat, Wirbelsäule, Kiel
These words mean nearly the same as Shidra.
These words rhyme with Shidra.
The word Shidra is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוט השדרה
- עמוד השדרה
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The word Shidra comes from the root ש־ד־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shidra in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shidra.
What does Shidra (שדרה) mean in Hebrew?
Shidra (שדרה) means backbone, spine, and keel. It is said shidra, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Shidra (שדרה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shidra (שדרה) are שדרית.
What rhymes with Shidra (שדרה)?
Words that rhyme with Shidra (שדרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Shidra (שדרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shidra (שדרה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שדרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.