Shrir (שריר) means muscle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
muscle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shrir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רקמת־בשר גמישה המקנה תנועה לגוף.
הִנֵּה נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאוֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shrir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁרִיר
- Written without vowel points
- שריר
- Said
- shrir
- Root
- ש־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁרִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁרִירִים
- Gematria
- 710
This is how Shrir is said in other languages.
- English
- muscle
These words mean nearly the same as Shrir.
These words rhyme with Shrir.
The word Shrir comes from the root ש־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shrir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shrir.
What does Shrir (שריר) mean in Hebrew?
Shrir (שריר) means muscle. It is said shrir, with the stress on shrir.
What is a synonym for Shrir (שריר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shrir (שריר) are קפיץ.
What rhymes with Shrir (שריר)?
Words that rhyme with Shrir (שריר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Shrir (שריר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shrir (שריר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁרִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שריר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.