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Whistle in Hebrew is שְׁרִיקָה (sh'riká).

It can also be said שרק, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שְׁרִיקָה
sh'riká
noun · feminine
In English

whistle

/ˈwɪs(ə)l/ /ˈʍɪs(ə)l/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for whistle as a noun.

act of whistling

These are the Hebrew words for whistle as a verb.

to produce a whistling sound

  • שָׁרַקשרקsharák

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁרִיקָה.

Written with vowel points
שְׁרִיקָה
Written without vowel points
שריקה
Said
sh'riká
Plural
שְׁרִיקוֹת

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with whistle.

These words come before and after whistle in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨whistle⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨whistle⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨whistle⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁרִיקָה⁩, said sh'riká. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שריקה⁩. Its plural is ⁨שְׁרִיקוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨whistle⁩?

Besides ⁨שריקה⁩, ⁨whistle⁩ can be said ⁨שָׁרַק⁩ (sharák), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שריקה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שריקה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨whistle⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨whistle⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈwɪs(ə)l/, /ˈʍɪs(ə)l/⁩.

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