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Meshuva (משובה) means mischievousness in Hebrew.

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

מְשׁוּבָה
meshuva
noun · feminine
In English

mischievousness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Meshuva.

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

  1. 1
    מרדנות. בגידה באמון ועשיית מה שנוח ונעים.
    מַדּוּעַ שׁוֹבְבָה הָעָם הַזֶּה יְרוּשָׁלַ‍ִם מְשֻׁבָה נִצַּחַת הֶחֱזִיקוּ בַּתַּרְמִית מֵאֲנוּ לָשׁוּב
  2. 2
    מעשה שלא כשורה בדרך שחוק וקלות דעת.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Meshuva is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מְשׁוּבָה
Written without vowel points
משובה
Said
meshuva
Root
ש־ו־ב
Pattern
מַקְטֵלָה
Plural
מְשׁוּבוֹת נ"י מְשׁוּבָתִי מְשׁוּבָתְךָ מְשׁוּבָתֵךְ מְשׁוּבָתֵינוּ מְשׁוּבַתְכֶם
Inflections
ר' מְשׁוּבוֹת נ"י מְשׁוּבָתִי מְשׁוּבָתְךָ מְשׁוּבָתֵךְ מְשׁוּבָתֵינוּ מְשׁוּבַתְכֶם
Gematria
353

This is how Meshuva is said in other languages.

English
mischievousness

These words mean nearly the same as Meshuva.

  • קונדסות
  • שובבות

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These words mean the opposite of Meshuva.

These words rhyme with Meshuva.

The word Meshuva is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מעשה משובה
  • משובת נעורים

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The word Meshuva comes from the root ש־ו־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Meshuva in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Meshuva.

What does Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩) means mischievousness. It is said meshuva, with the stress on va.

What is a synonym for Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩) are ⁨קונדסות⁩ and ⁨שובבות⁩.

What is the opposite of Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩) are ⁨רצינות⁩.

What rhymes with Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Meshuva (⁨משובה⁩) include ⁨צבא⁩, ⁨סביבה⁩, ⁨מחשבה⁩, ⁨כתיבה⁩, ⁨תגובה⁩, and ⁨אהבה⁩.

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

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