Shmini atseret (שמיני עצרת) means Shemini Atzeret in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
shmini atseret
noun · masculine
In English
Shemini Atzeret
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shmini atseret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חג בפני עצמו שחל ביום השמיני של חג הסוכות אשר כולל מנהגים שונים
The word Shmini atseret is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שמיני עצרת
- Said
- shmini atseret
- Gematria
- 1,170
This is how Shmini atseret is said in other languages.
- English
- Shemini Atzeret
These words come before and after Shmini atseret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmini atseret.
What does Shmini atseret (שמיני עצרת) mean in Hebrew?
Shmini atseret (שמיני עצרת) means Shemini Atzeret. It is said shmini atseret, with the stress on ni.
Is Shmini atseret (שמיני עצרת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shmini atseret (שמיני עצרת) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמיני עצרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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