Shunit (שונית) means reef in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reef
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shunit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גאוגרפיהסלע, טור סלעים או רכס חולי בגובה פני הים או סמוך מאוד אליהם.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
The word Shunit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוּנִית וגם שֻׁנִּית
- Written without vowel points
- שונית
- Said
- shunit
- Root
- י־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קְטוּלִית
- Plural
- שׁוּנִיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוּנִיוֹת, שֻׁנִּיּוֹת; שׁוּנִית־, שֻׁנִּית־, ר' שׁונִיוֹת־, שֻׁנִּיּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 766
This is how Shunit is said in other languages.
- English
- reef
- French
- écueil
- German
- Riff
These words mean nearly the same as Shunit.
- ריף
- שרטוןbar
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These words rhyme with Shunit.
The word Shunit is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Shunit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shunit.
What does Shunit (שונית) mean in Hebrew?
Shunit (שונית) means reef. It is said shunit, with the stress on nit.
What is a synonym for Shunit (שונית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shunit (שונית) are ריף and שרטון.
What rhymes with Shunit (שונית)?
Words that rhyme with Shunit (שונית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Shunit (שונית) masculine or feminine?
The word Shunit (שונית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שׁוּנִיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שונית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.