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Police officer in Hebrew is שׁוֹטֵר (shotér).

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

שׁוֹטֵר
shotér
noun · masculine
In English

police officer

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for police officer as a noun.

peace officer who is a member of a police force

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוֹטֵר.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹטֵר
Written without vowel points
שוטר
Said
shotér
Plural
שׁוֹטְרִים
Feminine form
שׁוֹטֶרֶת
Its meanings in English
police officer, policeman, cop, A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with police officer.

These words come before and after police officer in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨police officer⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨police officer⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨police officer⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שׁוֹטֵר⁩, said shotér. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שוטר⁩. Its plural is ⁨שׁוֹטְרִים⁩.

Is ⁨שוטר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שוטר⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨שׁוֹטֶרֶת⁩.

What else does ⁨שוטר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨police officer⁩, ⁨שוטר⁩ can mean ⁨policeman, cop and A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites⁩.

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