Shuk shakhor (שוק שחור) means black market in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוּק שָׁחֹר
shuk shakhor
noun · masculine
In English
black market
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shuk shakhor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעילות כלכלית הכוללת ביצוע עסקאות ופעולות כלכליות שאינן חוקיות.
The word Shuk shakhor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוּק שָׁחֹר
- Written without vowel points
- שוק שחור
- Said
- shuk shakhor
- Gematria
- 920
This is how Shuk shakhor is said in other languages.
- English
- black market
- Arabic
- سوق سوداء
- French
- marché noir
- Spanish
- mercado negro
- German
- Schwarzmarkt
These words come before and after Shuk shakhor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shuk shakhor.
What does Shuk shakhor (שוק שחור) mean in Hebrew?
Shuk shakhor (שוק שחור) means black market. It is said shuk shakhor, with the stress on shuk.
Is Shuk shakhor (שוק שחור) masculine or feminine?
The word Shuk shakhor (שוק שחור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שוק שחר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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