Shrug in Hebrew is מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִם (mashákh bikhtefáyim).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִם
mashákh bikhtefáyim
verb
In English
shrug
/ˈʃɹʌɡ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shrug as a verb.
to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
- מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִםמשך בכתפיםmashákh bikhtefáyim
These words come before and after shrug in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shrug in Hebrew.
How do you say shrug in Hebrew?
shrug in Hebrew is מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִם, said mashákh bikhtefáyim. Without vowel points it is written משך בכתפים.
How is shrug pronounced in English?
shrug is pronounced /ˈʃɹʌɡ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shrug 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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