Shut in Hebrew is סָגַר (sagár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
סָגַר
sagár
verb
In English
shut
/ʃʌt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shut as a verb.
(transitive) to close
- סָגַרסגרsagár
This is more about the Hebrew word סָגַר.
- Written with vowel points
- סָגַר
- Written without vowel points
- סגר
- Said
- sagár
- Its meanings in English
- shut, To close, To close, close up, to settle on, agree upon, finalize, or lock in, to hung up
These English words share a Hebrew word with shut.
These words come before and after shut in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shut in Hebrew.
How do you say shut in Hebrew?
shut in Hebrew is סָגַר, said sagár. Without vowel points it is written סגר.
What else does סגר mean in English?
Besides shut, סגר can mean To close, To close, close up, to settle on, agree upon, finalize, or lock in, and to hung up.
How is shut pronounced in English?
shut is pronounced /ʃʌt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shut 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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