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Shkhor (שחור) means black in Hebrew.

It can also mean blackness. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שְׁחוֹר
shkhor
noun · masculine
In English

black, blackness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkhor.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הַצֶבַע הַשָׁחֹר.

The word Shkhor is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שְׁחוֹר
Written without vowel points
שחור
Said
shkhor
Root
ש־ח־ר
Pattern
קְטוֹל
Inflections
שְׁחוֹר־
Gematria
514

This is how Shkhor is said in other languages.

English
black, blackness
Arabic
سَوَاد, سُحَام
Russian
чёрный, чернота

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The word Shkhor is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • שחור משחור

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What does Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩) means black and blackness. It is said shkhor, with the stress on shkhor.

What is a synonym for Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩) are ⁨שחרות⁩ and ⁨שחרורית⁩.

What is the opposite of Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩) are ⁨לובן⁩, ⁨לבן⁩, and ⁨צחור⁩.

What rhymes with Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shkhor (⁨שחור⁩) include ⁨אור⁩, ⁨עור⁩, ⁨צינור⁩, ⁨מקור⁩, ⁨אזור⁩, and ⁨בור⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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