Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) means sundial in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ
sh'on shemesh
noun · masculine
In English
sundial
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sh'on shemesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעון המראה את שעות היום לפי מקום הצל שמטיל מוט על לוח או טבלה מכויילת (גנומון).
The word Sh'on shemesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שעון שמש
- Said
- sh'on shemesh
- Plural
- שְׁעוֹנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁעוֹנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Gematria
- 1,066
This is how Sh'on shemesh is said in other languages.
- English
- sundial
- Arabic
- مِزْوَلة, ساعة شمسية
- Russian
- солнечные часы
- French
- cadran solaire
- German
- Sonnenuhr
These words mean nearly the same as Sh'on shemesh.
- אבן שעות
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These words come before and after Sh'on shemesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sh'on shemesh.
What does Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) mean in Hebrew?
Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) means sundial. It is said sh'on shemesh, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) are אבן שעות.
Is Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) masculine or feminine?
The word Sh'on shemesh (שעון שמש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁעוֹנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעון שמש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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