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Shtar (שטר) means bill in Hebrew.

It can also mean bond, promissory note, IOU, and paper money. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שְׁטָר
shtar
noun · masculine
In English

bill, bond, promissory note, IOU

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shtar.

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

  1. 1
    כתב התחיבות המחיב את החתום או החתומים עליו.
  2. 2
    אגרת חוב, התחיבות לשלם סכום כסף למוטב בשטר.
  3. 3
    שטר כסף, כסף נייר, פיסת ניר המשמשת לתשלום הערך הכספי הרשום עליה.

The word Shtar is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שְׁטָר
Written without vowel points
שטר
Said
shtar
Root
ש־ט־ר
Pattern
קְטָל
Plural
שְׁטָרוֹת
Inflections
ר' שְׁטָרוֹת
Gematria
509

This is how Shtar is said in other languages.

English
bill, bond, promissory note, IOU, paper money

These words mean nearly the same as Shtar.

These words rhyme with Shtar.

The word Shtar is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מנין השטרות
  • שטר אמונה
  • שטר חוב
  • שטר חליפין
  • שטר כסף
  • שטר מטען
  • שטר מכר
  • שטר פגום
  • שטר פסים

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The word Shtar comes from the root ש־ט־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Shtar in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shtar.

What does Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) means bill, bond, and promissory note. It is said shtar, with the stress on shtar.

What is a synonym for Shtar (⁨שטר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) are ⁨כתב⁩ and ⁨טאבו⁩.

What rhymes with Shtar (⁨שטר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) include ⁨דבר⁩, ⁨בשר⁩, ⁨מספר⁩, ⁨איבר⁩, ⁨ישר⁩, and ⁨זכר⁩.

Is Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shtar (⁨שטר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨שְׁטָרוֹת⁩.

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

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