Shilshul (שלשול) means earthworm in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁלְשׁוּל
shilshul
noun · masculine
In English
earthworm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shilshul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תולעת טבעתית החיה באדמה וניזונה מחומר אורגני נרקב.
The word Shilshul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁלְשׁוּל
- Written without vowel points
- שלשול
- Said
- shilshul
- Root
- ש־ל־ש־ל
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- שִׁלְשׁוּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁלְשׁוּלִים
- Gematria
- 666
This is how Shilshul is said in other languages.
- English
- earthworm
These words rhyme with Shilshul.
The word Shilshul comes from the root ש־ל־ש־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shilshul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shilshul.
What does Shilshul (שלשול) mean in Hebrew?
Shilshul (שלשול) means earthworm. It is said shilshul, with the stress on shul.
What rhymes with Shilshul (שלשול)?
Words that rhyme with Shilshul (שלשול) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
Is Shilshul (שלשול) masculine or feminine?
The word Shilshul (שלשול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שִׁלְשׁוּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלשול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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