Kliva (כליבה) means basting in Hebrew.
It can also mean clamp. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּלִיבָה
kliva
noun · feminine
In English
basting, clamp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kliva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תפירה טכניקה בה משתמשים בסיכות או בתפר זמני כדי להחזיק פיסת בד במקומה בעת פעולת התפירה.
- 2נגרות מכשיר המורכב ממסגרת עץ או מתכת, שאליה מחובר בורג. המכשיר נועד להידוק קרשים למשטחים לצורך ייצובם.
The word Kliva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּלִיבָה
- Written without vowel points
- כליבה
- Said
- kliva
- Root
- כ־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- כְּלִיבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלִיבוֹת; כְּלִיבַת־
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Kliva is said in other languages.
- English
- basting, clamp
These words rhyme with Kliva.
The word Kliva comes from the root כ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kliva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kliva.
What does Kliva (כליבה) mean in Hebrew?
Kliva (כליבה) means basting and clamp. It is said kliva, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with Kliva (כליבה)?
Words that rhyme with Kliva (כליבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Kliva (כליבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kliva (כליבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כְּלִיבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כליבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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