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Shoket el shmarav (שוקט אל שמריו) means to stagnate in Hebrew.

It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שָׁקֵט אֶל שְׁמָרָיו
shoket el shmarav
verb
In English

to stagnate

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shoket el shmarav.

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

  1. 1
    אדיש, שאנן, שלו, נינוח.
    שַׁאֲנַן מוֹאָב מִנְּעוּרָיו, וְשֹׁקֵט הוּא אֶל-שְׁמָרָיו, וְלֹא-הוּרַק מִכְּלִי אֶל-כֶּלִי, וּבַגּוֹלָה לֹא הָלָךְ; עַל-כֵּן, עָמַד טַעְמוֹ בּוֹ, וְרֵיחוֹ, לֹא נָמָר.
  2. 2
    אדם שנרתע מחידושים ומעדיף שלא להתאים את עצמו לעולם המשתנה, נשאר מאחור בלי להתקדם הלאה.

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

The word Shoket el shmarav is a verb.

Written with vowel points
שָׁקֵט אֶל שְׁמָרָיו
Written without vowel points
שוקט אל שמריו
Said
shoket el shmarav
Feminine form
שׁוֹקֶטֶת אֶל שְׁמָרֵיהָ ר' שׁוֹקְטִים אֶל שְׁמָרֵיהֶם
Inflections
נ' שׁוֹקֶטֶת אֶל שְׁמָרֵיהָ ר' שׁוֹקְטִים אֶל שְׁמָרֵיהֶם
Gematria
1,002

This is how Shoket el shmarav is said in other languages.

English
to stagnate

These words mean the opposite of Shoket el shmarav.

  • מודאג
  • מסתגל

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What does Shoket el shmarav (⁨שוקט אל שמריו⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shoket el shmarav (⁨שוקט אל שמריו⁩) means to stagnate. It is said shoket el shmarav, with the stress on ket.

What is the opposite of Shoket el shmarav (⁨שוקט אל שמריו⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shoket el shmarav (⁨שוקט אל שמריו⁩) are ⁨מודאג⁩ and ⁨מסתגל⁩.

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

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