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Shin in Hebrew is שׁוּק (shok).

It can also be said שין, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שׁוּק
shok
noun · masculine
In English

shin

/ʃɪn/

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for shin as a noun.

front part of the leg below the knee

Semitic letter

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוּק.

Written with vowel points
שׁוּק
Written without vowel points
שוק
Said
shok
Plural
שווקים
Its meanings in English
shin, market in the broad sense of the word, souq, street market, street

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with shin.

These words come before and after shin in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨shin⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨shin⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨shin⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שׁוּק⁩, said shok. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שוק⁩. Its plural is ⁨שווקים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨shin⁩?

Besides ⁨שוק⁩, ⁨shin⁩ can be said ⁨שִׁין⁩ (shin), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שוק⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שוק⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שוק⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨shin⁩, ⁨שוק⁩ can mean ⁨market in the broad sense of the word, souq, street market, and street⁩.

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