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Hourglass in Hebrew is שְׁעוֹן חוֹל (sha'ón khol).

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

שְׁעוֹן חוֹל
sha'ón khol
noun · masculine
In English

hourglass

/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hourglass as a noun.

clock

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁעוֹן חוֹל.

Written with vowel points
שְׁעוֹן חוֹל
Written without vowel points
שעון חול
Said
sha'ón khol
Plural
שְׁעוֹנֵי חוֹל

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

These words come before and after hourglass in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hourglass⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hourglass⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hourglass⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁעוֹן חוֹל⁩, said sha'ón khol. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שעון חול⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁעוֹנֵי חוֹל⁩.

Is ⁨שעון חול⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שעון חול⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨hourglass⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hourglass⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/⁩.

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