Be silent in Hebrew is שָׁתַק (shaták).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׁתַק
shaták
verb
In English
be silent
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for be silent as a verb.
refrain from speaking
- שָׁתַקשתקshaták
This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁתַק.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁתַק
- Written without vowel points
- שתק
- Said
- shaták
- Its meanings in English
- be silent, to shut up, to be silent, to be quiet
These English words share a Hebrew word with be silent.
These words come before and after be silent in the list.
These are the questions people ask about be silent in Hebrew.
How do you say be silent in Hebrew?
be silent in Hebrew is שָׁתַק, said shaták. Without vowel points it is written שתק.
What else does שתק mean in English?
Besides be silent, שתק can mean to shut up, to be silent, to be quiet.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry be silent and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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