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Sundial in Hebrew is שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ (sh'ón shémesh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ
sh'ón shémesh
noun · masculine
In English

sundial

/ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sundial as a noun.

device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ.

Written with vowel points
שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ
Written without vowel points
שעון שמש
Said
sh'ón shémesh
Plural
שְׁעוֹנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ

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

These words come before and after sundial in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sundial⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sundial⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sundial⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ⁩, said sh'ón shémesh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שעון שמש⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁעוֹנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ⁩.

Is ⁨שעון שמש⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שעון שמש⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨sundial⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sundial⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/⁩.

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