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Neat in Hebrew is שׁוֹר (shor).

It can also be said בקר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שׁוֹר
shor
noun · masculine
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In English

neat

/ˈniːt/

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for neat as a noun.

cow, bovine

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוֹר.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹר
Written without vowel points
שור
Said
shor
Plural
שוורים
Its meanings in English
neat, ox

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with neat.

These words come before and after neat in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨neat⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨neat⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨neat⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שׁוֹר⁩, said shor. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שור⁩. Its plural is ⁨שוורים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨neat⁩?

Besides ⁨שור⁩, ⁨neat⁩ can be said ⁨בָּקָר⁩ (baqar), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨neat⁩, ⁨שור⁩ can mean ⁨ox⁩.

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