Shote (שוטה) means fool in Hebrew.
It can also mean stupid, jester, mad, and wild. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fool, stupid, jester, mad
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shote.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טיפש, חסר כושר הבנה.
- 2ליצן חצר, משרת של המלך שתפקידו להצחיק את המלך, לעתים במעשים שטותיים ומטופשים.
- 3לשון חז"למטורף, שנשתבשה דעתו.
- 4צמחים, חקלאותשצומח בין צמחי תרבות ומזיק לגידולם.
The word Shote is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹטֶה
- Written without vowel points
- שוטה
- Said
- shote
- Root
- ש־ט־ה
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- שׁוֹטִים
- Feminine form
- שׁוֹטָה
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹטִים; נ' שׁוֹטָה, נ"ר שׁוֹטוֹת
- Gematria
- 320
This is how Shote is said in other languages.
- English
- fool, stupid, jester, mad, wild
- French
- fou
These words mean nearly the same as Shote.
- אוויל
- אידיוטidiot
- טיפש
- כסיל
- מטומטםretarded
- בר
- פראonager
- חולה נפש
- מטורףmad
- משוגעmad
- סכלfool
- ליצן חצרcourt jester
- אימבצילimbecile
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shote.
These words rhyme with Shote.
The word Shote is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בכור שוטה
- גן עדן של שוטים
- זהב שוטים
- חסיד שוטה
- חרש שוטה וקטן
- חש"ו
- כלב שוטה
- עשב שוטה
- שוטה הכפר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shote comes from the root ש־ט־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Shote in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shote.
What does Shote (שוטה) mean in Hebrew?
Shote (שוטה) means fool, stupid, and jester. It is said shote, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Shote (שוטה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shote (שוטה) are אוויל, אידיוט, טיפש, כסיל, מטומטם, and בר.
What is the opposite of Shote (שוטה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shote (שוטה) are משכיל and שפוי.
What rhymes with Shote (שוטה)?
Words that rhyme with Shote (שוטה) include מעטה, מטה, משתה, תה, מטאטא, and בוטה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שוטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.