Shkitan (שקיטן) means flamingo in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flamingo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkitan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מסדרה של עופות מים בעלי רגליים גבוהות מאוד שגופם דק וארוך ונוצותיהם ורודות מפאת תזונתם העשירה בקרוטנואידים.
The word Shkitan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁקִיטָן
- Written without vowel points
- שקיטן
- Said
- shkitan
- Root
- ש־ק־ט
- Plural
- שְׁקִיטָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁקִיטָנִים
- Gematria
- 469
This is how Shkitan is said in other languages.
- English
- flamingo
- Arabic
- نحام
- Russian
- фламинго
- Spanish
- flamenco
- German
- Flamingo
These words mean nearly the same as Shkitan.
These words rhyme with Shkitan.
The word Shkitan comes from the root ש־ק־ט, like these words.
This is where the word Shkitan comes from.
שְׁקִיטְנָא, מ"ר שְׁקִיטְנָאֵי. מן שָׁקוּט, כפוף, מעוקל.
These words come before and after Shkitan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shkitan.
What does Shkitan (שקיטן) mean in Hebrew?
Shkitan (שקיטן) means flamingo. It is said shkitan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Shkitan (שקיטן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shkitan (שקיטן) are פלמינגו.
What rhymes with Shkitan (שקיטן)?
Words that rhyme with Shkitan (שקיטן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Shkitan (שקיטן) masculine or feminine?
The word Shkitan (שקיטן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁקִיטָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שקיטן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.