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Rug in Hebrew is שָׁטִיחַ (shatíakh).

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

שָׁטִיחַ
shatíakh
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

rug

/ɹʌɡ/ /ɹɜɡ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for rug as a noun.

partial floor covering

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁטִיחַ.

Written with vowel points
שָׁטִיחַ
Written without vowel points
שטיח
Said
shatíakh
Plural
שְׁטִיחִים
Its meanings in English
rug, A carpet, a rug

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with rug.

These words come before and after rug in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨rug⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨rug⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨rug⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁטִיחַ⁩, said shatíakh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שטיח⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁטִיחִים⁩.

Is ⁨שטיח⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שטיח⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שטיח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨rug⁩, ⁨שטיח⁩ can mean ⁨A carpet, a rug⁩.

How is ⁨rug⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨rug⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹʌɡ/, /ɹɜɡ/⁩.

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