Shark in Hebrew is כָּרִישׁ (karísh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כָּרִישׁ
karísh
noun · masculine
In English
shark
/ʃɑːk/ /ʃɑɹk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shark as a noun.
fish
- כָּרִישׁכרישkaríshmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word כָּרִישׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּרִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- כריש
- Said
- karísh
- Plural
- כְּרִישִׁים
- Feminine form
- כְּרִישָׁה
- Its meanings in English
- shark, deserving appreciation
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כריש, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after shark in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shark in Hebrew.
How do you say shark in Hebrew?
shark in Hebrew is כָּרִישׁ, said karísh. Without vowel points it is written כריש. Its plural is כְּרִישִׁים.
Is כריש masculine or feminine?
The word כריש is masculine. Its feminine form is כְּרִישָׁה.
What else does כריש mean in English?
Besides shark, כריש can mean deserving appreciation.
How is shark pronounced in English?
shark is pronounced /ʃɑːk/, /ʃɑɹk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shark 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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