Shimamon (שיממון) means dreariness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dreariness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shimamon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אימה וצער מרובים.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם, הִנְנִי שֹׁבֵר מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם; וְאָכְלוּ־לֶחֶם בְּמִשְׁקָל וּבִדְאָגָה, וּמַיִם בִּמְשׂוּרָה וּבְשִׁמָּמוֹן יִשְׁתּוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shimamon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁמָּמוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שיממון
- Said
- shimamon
- Root
- ש־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Shimamon is said in other languages.
- English
- dreariness
These words mean nearly the same as Shimamon.
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These words mean the opposite of Shimamon.
These words rhyme with Shimamon.
The word Shimamon comes from the root ש־מ־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Shimamon comes from.
המילה מופיעה פעמיים בלבד במקרא, בפסוק לעיל וב; בשני מופעיה היא בתקבולת עם דאגה. וגם בצורת משומם
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What does Shimamon (שיממון) mean in Hebrew?
Shimamon (שיממון) means dreariness. It is said shimamon, with the stress on mon.
What is a synonym for Shimamon (שיממון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shimamon (שיממון) are דיכאון, מרה שחורה, קדרות, and שיעמום.
What is the opposite of Shimamon (שיממון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shimamon (שיממון) are אושר and נאות.
What rhymes with Shimamon (שיממון)?
Words that rhyme with Shimamon (שיממון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שממון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.