Shin (שין) means urine in Hebrew.
It can also mean piss. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
urine, piss
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושהפרשות נוזלים של הגוף
...הֲלֹא עַל הָאֲנָשִׁים הַיֹּשְׁבִים עַל הַחוֹמָה לֶאֱכֹל אֶת חראיהם [צוֹאָתָם] וְלִשְׁתּוֹת אֶת שיניהם [מֵימֵי רַגְלֵיהֶם] עִמָּכֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shin is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁין או שֵׁין
- Written without vowel points
- שין
- Said
- shin
- Root
- ש־י־נ
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁינִים נס' ר' שִׁינֵי־
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Shin is said in other languages.
- English
- urine, piss
These words mean nearly the same as Shin.
These words rhyme with Shin.
These words come before and after Shin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shin.
What does Shin (שין) mean in Hebrew?
Shin (שין) means urine and piss. It is said shin, with the stress on shin.
What is a synonym for Shin (שין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shin (שין) are שתן and מי רגלים.
What rhymes with Shin (שין)?
Words that rhyme with Shin (שין) include מין, גרעין, מן, תבלין, דין, and נישואין.
Is Shin (שין) masculine or feminine?
The word Shin (שין) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.