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Halva'a (הלוואה) means loan in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

הַלְוָאָה
halva'a
noun · feminine
In English

loan

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ה

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Halva'a.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    נתינת סכום כסף או חפץ בעל ערך כספי, מאת מלוה ללווה, שרשאי להוציא או לכלות את הכסף או החפץ, ובתנאי שיחזיר כסף או חפץ אחר. בדרך כלל ישנם תנאים נוספים (כמו מועד החזרת ההלוואה או שיעור הריבית).
  2. 2
    סכום הכסף שנותן המלווה ללווה.

The word Halva'a is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
הַלְוָאָה
Written without vowel points
הלוואה
Said
halva'a
Pattern
הַקְטָלָה
Plural
הַלְוָאוֹת
Inflections
ר' הַלְוָאוֹת; הַלְוָאַת־ ר' הַלְוָאוֹת־
Gematria
53

This is how Halva'a is said in other languages.

English
loan
Arabic
قرض
Russian
ссуда
French
prêt

These words mean nearly the same as Halva'a.

These words rhyme with Halva'a.

The word Halva'a is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • הלוואה וחסכון
  • הלוואה קצרת מועד
  • שטר הלוואה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words come before and after Halva'a in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Halva'a.

What does Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) means loan. It is said halva'a, with the stress on a.

What is a synonym for Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) are ⁨מלווה⁩, ⁨משכנתה⁩, and ⁨אשראי⁩.

What rhymes with Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) include ⁨תנועה⁩, ⁨רפואה⁩, ⁨מראה⁩, ⁨דעה⁩, ⁨רצועה⁩, and ⁨שעה⁩.

Is Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Halva'a (⁨הלוואה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨הַלְוָאוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הלואה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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