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Ox in Hebrew is שׁוֹר (šor).

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

שׁוֹר
šor
noun · masculine
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In English

ox

/ɒks/ /ɑks/

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for ox as a noun.

an adult castrated male of cattle

any bovine animal used as a beast of burden

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוֹר.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹר
Written without vowel points
שור
Said
šor
Plural
שוורים

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with ox.

These words come before and after ox in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ox⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ox⁩ in Hebrew?

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

Is ⁨שור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שור⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨ox⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ox⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɒks/, /ɑks/⁩.

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