Sunset in Hebrew is שְׁקִיעָה (shkiá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שְׁקִיעָה
shkiá
noun · feminine
In English
sunset
/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sunset as a noun.
time of day
- שְׁקִיעָהשקיעהshkiáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
changes in color of sky at sunset
- שְׁקִיעָהשקיעהshkiáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁקִיעָה.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁקִיעָה
- Written without vowel points
- שקיעה
- Said
- shkiá
- Plural
- שְׁקִיעוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- sunset, sinking, being concentrated in something
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שקיעה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sunset.
These words come before and after sunset in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sunset in Hebrew.
How do you say sunset in Hebrew?
sunset in Hebrew is שְׁקִיעָה, said shkiá. Without vowel points it is written שקיעה. Its plural is שְׁקִיעוֹת.
Is שקיעה masculine or feminine?
The word שקיעה is feminine.
What else does שקיעה mean in English?
Besides sunset, שקיעה can mean sinking and being concentrated in something.
How is sunset pronounced in English?
sunset is pronounced /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sunset 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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