Shh in Hebrew is שֶׁקֶט (shéket).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שֶׁקֶט
shéket
exclamation
In English
shh
/ʃ̩ː/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shh as an exclamation.
requesting silence
- שֶׁקֶטשקטshéketIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שֶׁקֶט.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁקֶט
- Written without vowel points
- שקט
- Said
- shéket
- Its meanings in English
- shh, serenity, rest, silence, quietness
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שקט, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with shh.
These words come before and after shh in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shh in Hebrew.
How do you say shh in Hebrew?
shh in Hebrew is שֶׁקֶט, said shéket. Without vowel points it is written שקט.
What else does שקט mean in English?
Besides shh, שקט can mean serenity, rest and silence, quietness.
How is shh pronounced in English?
shh is pronounced /ʃ̩ː/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shh 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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