Siman she'ela (סימן שאלה) means question mark in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה
siman she'ela
noun · masculine
In English
question mark
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Siman she'ela.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סימן פיסוק הבא בסוף משפט המבקש מידע מסוים אודות מישהו או משהו.
- 2בהשאלהדבר לא ידוע.
The word Siman she'ela is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה
- Written without vowel points
- סימן שאלה
- Said
- siman she'ela
- Root
- ס־מ־נ
- Plural
- סִימַנֵי שְׁאֵלָה
- Inflections
- ר' סִימַנֵי שְׁאֵלָה
- Gematria
- 496
This is how Siman she'ela is said in other languages.
- English
- question mark
- Arabic
- علامة استفهام, علامة سؤال
- Russian
- вопросительный знак, знак вопроса
- French
- point d'interrogation
- Spanish
- signo de interrogación
- German
- Fragezeichen
The word Siman she'ela is part of these phrases and sayings.
- העמיד בסימן שאלה
- נשאר בסימן שאלה
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The word Siman she'ela comes from the root ס־מ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Siman she'ela in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Siman she'ela.
What does Siman she'ela (סימן שאלה) mean in Hebrew?
Siman she'ela (סימן שאלה) means question mark. It is said siman she'ela, with the stress on man.
Is Siman she'ela (סימן שאלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Siman she'ela (סימן שאלה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סִימַנֵי שְׁאֵלָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סימן שאלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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