Shrika (שריקה) means whistle in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁרִיקָה
shrika
noun · feminine
In English
whistle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shrika.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השמעת צליל גבוה על ידי הוצאת אוויר דרך כיווץ השפתיים.
לָמָּה יָשַׁבְתָּ בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ שְׁרִקוֹת עֲדָרִים לִפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן גְּדוֹלִים חִקְרֵי-לֵב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shrika is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁרִיקָה
- Written without vowel points
- שריקה
- Said
- shrika
- Root
- ש־ר־ק
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- שְׁרִיקוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁרִיקוֹת; שְׁרִיקַת־, ר' שְׁרִיקוֹת־
- Gematria
- 615
This is how Shrika is said in other languages.
- English
- whistle
These words rhyme with Shrika.
The word Shrika comes from the root ש־ר־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Shrika in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shrika.
What does Shrika (שריקה) mean in Hebrew?
Shrika (שריקה) means whistle. It is said shrika, with the stress on ka.
What rhymes with Shrika (שריקה)?
Words that rhyme with Shrika (שריקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Shrika (שריקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shrika (שריקה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁרִיקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שריקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.