Shrimp in Hebrew is חסילון (chasilón).
It can also be said שרימפ or שרימפס, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
חסילון
chasilón
noun · masculine
In English
shrimp
/ʃɹɪmp/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shrimp as a noun.
decapod crustacean
- חסילוןchasilónmasculine
- שרימפshrimpmasculine
- שרימפסshrimpsmasculine
These words come before and after shrimp in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shrimp in Hebrew.
How do you say shrimp in Hebrew?
shrimp in Hebrew is חסילון, said chasilón.
What are other Hebrew words for shrimp?
Besides חסילון, shrimp can be said שרימפ (shrimp) or שרימפס (shrimps), depending on the meaning.
Is חסילון masculine or feminine?
The word חסילון is masculine.
How is shrimp pronounced in English?
shrimp is pronounced /ʃɹɪmp/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shrimp 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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