שולחן \ שֻׁלְחָן
shulkhánmasculine
The English word "table" is translated into Hebrew as שולחן \ שֻׁלְחָן (shulkhán).
The term refers to an item of furniture.
Meaning: item of furniture (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is shulkhán.
Did you know?
- The word שולחן is also used in the phrase שולחן ערוך, which refers to both a 'set table' and a famous 16th-century code of Jewish law.
- The Hebrew root for שולחן is closely related to the word שולח, meaning 'to send'.
- The Hebrew word שולחן shares a common ancestor with the Ugaritic word 𐎘𐎍𐎈𐎐, suggesting that the concept of a 'table' has been linguistically stable for thousands of years in the Levant.
Examples in context
- בַּבֶּית שֶׁלִּי יֵשׁ שֻׁלְחָן גָּדוֹל.In my house, there is a big table.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “table” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries שולחן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
