Shy in Hebrew is בַּיְשָׁן (bayshán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בַּיְשָׁן
bayshán
adjective
In English
shy
/ʃaɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for shy as an adjective.
easily frightened
- בַּיְשָׁןבישןbayshánIn the Hebrew dictionary
embarrassed
- בַּיְשָׁןבישןbayshánIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word בַּיְשָׁן.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּיְשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- בישן
- Said
- bayshán
- Feminine form
- בַּיְשָׁנִית
- Its meanings in English
- shy, embarrassed, easily embarrassed, shy
The Hebrew dictionary's page for בישן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after shy in the list.
These are the questions people ask about shy in Hebrew.
How do you say shy in Hebrew?
shy in Hebrew is בַּיְשָׁן, said bayshán. Without vowel points it is written בישן.
What else does בישן mean in English?
Besides shy, בישן can mean embarrassed, easily embarrassed, shy.
How is shy pronounced in English?
shy is pronounced /ʃaɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry shy 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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