Leviva (לביבה) means potato pancake in Hebrew.
It can also mean latke. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
potato pancake, latke
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Leviva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג מסוים מאכל.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב אַמְנוֹן וַיִּתְחָל וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְאוֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אַמְנוֹן אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ תָּבוֹא נָא תָּמָר אֲחֹתִי וּתְלַבֵּב לְעֵינַי שְׁתֵּי לְבִבוֹת וְאֶבְרֶה מִיָּדָהּ
- 2מאכל מטוגן מירקות, שבגרסתו הבסיסית מכיל תפוחי אדמה טריים ומרוסקים או מבושלים ומעוכים, שטוגנו בשמן רותח.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Leviva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לְבִיבָה
- Written without vowel points
- לביבה
- Said
- leviva
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- לְבִיבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' לְבִיבוֹת; לְבִיבַת־
- Gematria
- 49
This is how Leviva is said in other languages.
- English
- potato pancake, latke
- German
- Kartoffelpuffer
- Yiddish
- לאטקע
These words mean nearly the same as Leviva.
- לאטקע
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These words rhyme with Leviva.
These words come before and after Leviva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Leviva.
What does Leviva (לביבה) mean in Hebrew?
Leviva (לביבה) means potato pancake and latke. It is said leviva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Leviva (לביבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Leviva (לביבה) are לאטקע.
What rhymes with Leviva (לביבה)?
Words that rhyme with Leviva (לביבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Leviva (לביבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Leviva (לביבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is לְבִיבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לביבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.