השופט שורק שוב.

השופט can mean either the judge or the referee, depending on context.

In modern Hebrew, שופט is used:

• in legal contexts for judge
• in sports contexts for referee

So if the sentence is about a game, a learner would usually understand השופט as the referee. If it is about a courtroom, it would mean the judge.

The ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• שופט = a judge / a referee
• השופט = the judge / the referee

This is very common in Hebrew: instead of writing a separate word for the, Hebrew attaches it to the beginning of the noun.

It is pronounced approximately:

ha-sho-FET sho-REK shuv

More precisely:

• השופט = hashofet
• שורק = shorek
• שוב = shuv

Stress:

• ha-sho-FET
• sho-REK
• shuv

שורק is the masculine singular present-tense form of the verb לשרוק, meaning to whistle.

So:

• לשרוק = to whistle
• שורק = whistling / whistles

In Hebrew, the present tense is built from forms that also behave a bit like participles, so שורק can often correspond to English:

• whistles
• is whistling

The exact English translation depends on context.

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So where English says:

• The judge is whistling again

Hebrew simply says:

• השופט שורק שוב

This is completely normal. Hebrew often leaves out is / am / are in present-tense sentences.

It can mean either one.

Hebrew present tense often covers both:

• simple present: whistles
• present progressive: is whistling

So this sentence could mean:

• The judge whistles again
• The judge is whistling again

Context tells you which English version sounds best.

שוב usually means again.

So here it means that the action happens one more time:

• השופט שורק שוב = The judge/referee whistles again

In some contexts, שוב can also feel like once again or yet again, depending on tone.

Yes, שוב often appears at the end of the sentence, and that placement is very natural here.

So:

• השופט שורק שוב = very natural

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but not every position sounds equally natural in every context. Ending the sentence with שוב is the most straightforward way to say again here.

You can tell from both the noun and the verb form.

• השופט is a masculine singular noun
• שורק is also masculine singular

Hebrew present-tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.

Compare:

• השופט שורק שוב = the male judge/referee whistles again
• השופטת שורקת שוב = the female judge/referee whistles again
• השופטים שורקים שוב = the judges/referees whistle again
• השופטות שורקות שוב = the female judges/referees whistle again

The dictionary form is לשרוק, meaning to whistle.

So the relationship is:

• לשרוק = infinitive, to whistle
• שורק = present masculine singular, whistling / whistles

If you are learning vocabulary, it is useful to remember verbs in the ל־ infinitive form.

Yes. It is a perfectly normal complete Hebrew sentence.

Hebrew often allows very compact sentences because:

• the definite article is attached to the noun
• the present tense does not use a separate word for is
• the verb form itself gives gender and number information

So השופט שורק שוב is short, but grammatically complete and natural.