Shmad (שמד) means persecution in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁמָד
shmad
noun · masculine
In English
persecution
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shmad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כפייה על יהודי להמיר את דתו (בעיקר לנצרות).
- 2מארמית: שמדא.
The word Shmad is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמָד
- Written without vowel points
- שמד
- Said
- shmad
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Gematria
- 344
This is how Shmad is said in other languages.
- English
- persecution
These words mean nearly the same as Shmad.
- רדיפה
- צמתextinction
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These words rhyme with Shmad.
These words come before and after Shmad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmad.
What does Shmad (שמד) mean in Hebrew?
Shmad (שמד) means persecution. It is said shmad, with the stress on shmad.
What is a synonym for Shmad (שמד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shmad (שמד) are רדיפה and צמת.
What rhymes with Shmad (שמד)?
Words that rhyme with Shmad (שמד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
Is Shmad (שמד) masculine or feminine?
The word Shmad (שמד) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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