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Hour in Hebrew is שָׁעָה (sha'á).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׁעָה
sha'á
noun · feminine
In English

hour

/aʊə/ /aː(ɹ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hour as a noun.

time period of sixty minutes

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁעָה.

Written with vowel points
שָׁעָה
Written without vowel points
שעה
Said
sha'á
Plural
שָׁעוֹת
Its meanings in English
hour, time

The Hebrew dictionary's page for שעה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with hour.

These words come before and after hour in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hour⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hour⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hour⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁעָה⁩, said sha'á. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שעה⁩. Its plural is ⁨שָׁעוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨שעה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שעה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨שעה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨hour⁩, ⁨שעה⁩ can mean ⁨time⁩.

How is ⁨hour⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hour⁩ is pronounced ⁨/aʊə/, /aː(ɹ)/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hour 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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