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Rush hour in Hebrew is שְׁעַת שִׂיא (she'át sí).

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

שְׁעַת שִׂיא
she'át sí
noun · feminine
In English

rush hour

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for rush hour as a noun.

times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting

  • שְׁעַת שִׂיאשעת שיאshe'át sífeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁעַת שִׂיא.

Written with vowel points
שְׁעַת שִׂיא
Written without vowel points
שעת שיא
Said
she'át sí
Plural
שְׁעוֹת שִׂיא
Its meanings in English
rush hour, peak hour

These words come before and after rush hour in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨rush hour⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨rush hour⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨rush hour⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁעַת שִׂיא⁩, said she'át sí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שעת שיא⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁעוֹת שִׂיא⁩.

Is ⁨שעת שיא⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שעת שיא⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨שעת שיא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨rush hour⁩, ⁨שעת שיא⁩ can mean ⁨peak hour⁩.

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