Sho'a (שואה) means catastrophe in Hebrew.
It can also mean disaster and holocaust. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
catastrophe, disaster, holocaust
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sho'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אסון איום ונורא.
בְּבֹא כשאוה (כְשׁוֹאָה) פַּחְדְּכֶם, וְאידכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאתה - בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָה
- 2כינוי להשמדת יהודי אירופה במלחמת העולם השנייה.
- 3סלנג, בהשאלהקשה, בלתי נסבל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sho'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹאָה
- Written without vowel points
- שואה
- Said
- sho'a
- Root
- ש־א־ה
- Pattern
- קְטוֹלָה
- Plural
- שׁוֹאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹאוֹת; שׁוֹאַת־, ר' שׁוֹאוֹת־
- Gematria
- 312
This is how Sho'a is said in other languages.
- English
- catastrophe, disaster, holocaust
- Arabic
- كارثة, هولوكوست
- Russian
- катастрофа, Холокост
- French
- Shoah
These words mean nearly the same as Sho'a.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sho'a.
These words rhyme with Sho'a.
The word Sho'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הכחשת שואה
- המיט שואה
- יום הזכרון לשואה ולגבורה
- יום השואה
- נצול שואה
- נצול השואה
- שואה גרעינית
- שואה ומשואה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sho'a comes from the root ש־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Sho'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sho'a.
What does Sho'a (שואה) mean in Hebrew?
Sho'a (שואה) means catastrophe, disaster, and holocaust. It is said sho'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Sho'a (שואה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sho'a (שואה) are חורבן, קטסטרופה, אפוקליפסה, and הווה.
What is the opposite of Sho'a (שואה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sho'a (שואה) are תקומה.
What rhymes with Sho'a (שואה)?
Words that rhyme with Sho'a (שואה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שואה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.