Shkhuna (שכונה) means neighborhood in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁכוּנָה
shkhuna
noun · feminine
In English
neighborhood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shkhuna.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלוקה מוגבלת של אזור מיושב רחב יותר למספר רחובות, בסדר גודל הנע בדרך כלל סביב מרחק הליכה.
- 2האזור המיושב המקורב למקום כלשהו, על כל דייריו.
- 3במלעיל כל קבוצה משמעותית של אנשים אשר אינם מקורבים בדם, היוצרים קבוצה חברתית מקורבת.
- 4סלנגהתנהגות לא מקצועית.
The word Shkhuna is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁכוּנָה
- Written without vowel points
- שכונה
- Said
- shkhuna
- Root
- ש־כ־נ
- Pattern
- קְטוּלָה
- Plural
- שְׁכוּנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר׳ שְׁכוּנוֹת; שְׁכוּנַת־, ר׳ שְׁכוּנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 381
This is how Shkhuna is said in other languages.
- English
- neighborhood
- French
- quartier, voisinage
These words mean nearly the same as Shkhuna.
These words rhyme with Shkhuna.
The word Shkhuna comes from the root ש־כ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shkhuna in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shkhuna.
What does Shkhuna (שכונה) mean in Hebrew?
Shkhuna (שכונה) means neighborhood. It is said shkhuna, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Shkhuna (שכונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shkhuna (שכונה) are שוק and אייסה בסייסה.
What rhymes with Shkhuna (שכונה)?
Words that rhyme with Shkhuna (שכונה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Shkhuna (שכונה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shkhuna (שכונה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁכוּנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכונה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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