Nsiba (נסיבה) means circumstance in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נְסִבָּה
nsiba
noun · feminine
In English
circumstance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nsiba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גורם סיבה
וְלֹא שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל הָעָם כִּי הָיְתָה נְסִבָּה מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת דְּבָרוֹ
- 2תנאי ההתרחשות, הרקע שסביב מקרה שמשפיע על ההתייחסות אליו
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nsiba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְסִבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- נסיבה
- Said
- nsiba
- Root
- ס־ב־ב
- Plural
- נְסִבּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְסִבּוֹת; נְסִבַּת
- Gematria
- 127
This is how Nsiba is said in other languages.
- English
- circumstance
These words rhyme with Nsiba.
The word Nsiba comes from the root ס־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nsiba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nsiba.
What does Nsiba (נסיבה) mean in Hebrew?
Nsiba (נסיבה) means circumstance. It is said nsiba, with the stress on ba.
What rhymes with Nsiba (נסיבה)?
Words that rhyme with Nsiba (נסיבה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, סיבה, מרובע, and מסיבה.
Is Nsiba (נסיבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nsiba (נסיבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְסִבּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נסבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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