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Sin'a (שנאה) means hate in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שִׂנְאָה
sin'a
noun · feminine
In English

hate

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Sin'a.

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

  1. 1
    רגש של דחייה ועוינות כלפי אדם או דבר.
    וַתֵּרָגְנוּ בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם, וַתֹּאמְרוּ – בְּשִׂנְאַת יהוה אֹתָנוּ, הוֹצִיאָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם; לָתֵת אֹתָנוּ בְּיַד הָאֱמֹרִי, לְהַשְׁמִידֵנוּ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Sin'a is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שִׂנְאָה
Written without vowel points
שנאה
Said
sin'a
Pattern
קִטְלָה
Plural
שְׂנָאוֹת
Inflections
ר' שְׂנָאוֹת; שִׂנְאַת־; ר' שִׂנְאוֹת־
Gematria
356

This is how Sin'a is said in other languages.

English
hate
Arabic
كراهية
Russian
ненависть

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What does Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩) means hate. It is said sin'a, with the stress on a.

What is a synonym for Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩) are ⁨אויבות⁩, ⁨איבה⁩, ⁨טינה⁩, ⁨משטמה⁩, ⁨סלידה⁩, and ⁨שיטנה⁩.

What is the opposite of Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩) are ⁨אהבה⁩, ⁨חיבה⁩, and ⁨רחימו⁩.

What rhymes with Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Sin'a (⁨שנאה⁩) include ⁨תנועה⁩, ⁨רפואה⁩, ⁨מראה⁩, ⁨דעה⁩, ⁨רצועה⁩, and ⁨שעה⁩.

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

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