Shunit almugim (שונית אלמוגים) means coral reef in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֻׁנִּית אַלְמֻגִּים
shunit almugim
noun · feminine
In English
coral reef
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shunit almugim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מושבה צפופה וגדולה של אלמוגים, המשמשת בית גידול ליצורים ימיים נוספים כמו ספוגי ים ואצות, דגים ועוד.
The word Shunit almugim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֻׁנִּית אַלְמֻגִּים
- Written without vowel points
- שונית אלמוגים
- Said
- shunit almugim
- Plural
- שֻׁנִּיּוֹת אַלְמֻגִּים
- Inflections
- ר' שֻׁנִּיּוֹת אַלְמֻגִּים
- Gematria
- 896
This is how Shunit almugim is said in other languages.
- English
- coral reef
- Arabic
- شعاب مرجانية
- French
- récif corallien
- German
- Korallenriff
These words come before and after Shunit almugim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shunit almugim.
What does Shunit almugim (שונית אלמוגים) mean in Hebrew?
Shunit almugim (שונית אלמוגים) means coral reef. It is said shunit almugim, with the stress on nit almu.
Is Shunit almugim (שונית אלמוגים) masculine or feminine?
The word Shunit almugim (שונית אלמוגים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שֻׁנִּיּוֹת אַלְמֻגִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שנית אלמגים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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