Shmates (שמאטס) means rags in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁמָטֶס
shmates
noun · masculine
In English
rags
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shmates.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגבגדים בלויים או זולים; סמרטוטים.
The word Shmates is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמָטֶס
- Written without vowel points
- שמאטס
- Said
- shmates
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Shmates is said in other languages.
- English
- rags
These words mean nearly the same as Shmates.
These words come before and after Shmates in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmates.
What does Shmates (שמאטס) mean in Hebrew?
Shmates (שמאטס) means rags. It is said shmates, with the stress on shma.
What is a synonym for Shmates (שמאטס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shmates (שמאטס) are סחבה and סמרטוט.
Is Shmates (שמאטס) masculine or feminine?
The word Shmates (שמאטס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמטס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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