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Weigh in Hebrew is שָׁקַל (shakál).

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

שָׁקַל
shakál
verb
In English

weigh

/weɪ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for weigh as a verb.

to determine the weight of an object

  • שָׁקַלשקלshakál

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁקַל.

Written with vowel points
שָׁקַל
Written without vowel points
שקל
Said
shakál
Its meanings in English
weigh, to weigh, weigh in, to weigh, ponder, contemplate

These English words share a Hebrew word with weigh.

These words come before and after weigh in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨weigh⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨weigh⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨weigh⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁקַל⁩, said shakál. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שקל⁩.

What else does ⁨שקל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨weigh⁩, ⁨שקל⁩ can mean ⁨to weigh, weigh in and to weigh, ponder, contemplate⁩.

How is ⁨weigh⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨weigh⁩ is pronounced ⁨/weɪ/⁩.

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