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Shok (שוק) means shin in Hebrew.

It can also mean calf. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שׁוֹק
shok
noun · feminine
In English

shin, calf

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shok.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חלקה התחתון של הרגל, מן הברך עד לקרסול.
    וַיָּרֶם הַטַּבָּח אֶת-הַשּׁוֹק וְהֶעָלֶיהָ וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הַנִּשְׁאָר שִׂים-לְפָנֶיךָ אֱכֹל
  2. 2
    גאומטריהכינוי לאחת משתי הצלעות במשולש, בטרפז וכיו"ב הנשענת על הבסיס.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Shok is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹק
Written without vowel points
שוק
Said
shok
Pattern
קוֹל
Plural
שׁוֹקַיִם
Inflections
ר' שׁוֹקַיִם; שׁוֹק־, ר' שׁוֹקֵי־; כ' שׁוֹקוֹ
Gematria
406

This is how Shok is said in other languages.

English
shin, calf
Arabic
ساق

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What does Shok (⁨שוק⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shok (⁨שוק⁩) means shin and calf. It is said shok, with the stress on shok.

What is the opposite of Shok (⁨שוק⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shok (⁨שוק⁩) are ⁨ירך⁩ and ⁨אמה⁩.

What rhymes with Shok (⁨שוק⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shok (⁨שוק⁩) include ⁨מתוק⁩, ⁨דוק⁩, ⁨תינוק⁩, ⁨ירוק⁩, ⁨חוק⁩, and ⁨צחוק⁩.

Is Shok (⁨שוק⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shok (⁨שוק⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨שׁוֹקַיִם⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שוק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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