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Neighborhood in Hebrew is שְׁכוּנָה (shkhuná).

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

שְׁכוּנָה
shkhuná
noun · feminine
In English

neighborhood

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for neighborhood as a noun.

area near one's home

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁכוּנָה.

Written with vowel points
שְׁכוּנָה
Written without vowel points
שכונה
Said
shkhuná
Plural
שְׁכוּנוֹת
Its meanings in English
neighborhood, A neighborhood: a residential area, a group of homes in geographic proximity, Vulgar or unprofessional behavior

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

These words come before and after neighborhood in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨neighborhood⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨neighborhood⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨neighborhood⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁכוּנָה⁩, said shkhuná. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שכונה⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁכוּנוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨שכונה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שכונה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨שכונה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨neighborhood⁩, ⁨שכונה⁩ can mean ⁨A neighborhood: a residential area, a group of homes in geographic proximity and Vulgar or unprofessional behavior⁩.

How is ⁨neighborhood⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨neighborhood⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/, /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/⁩.

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