Sekhvi (שכווי) means rooster in Hebrew.
It can also mean cock. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rooster, cock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sekhvi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג עוף, לרוב משוייך לתרנגול הבית (Gallus gallus domesticus), עוף מבוית המגודל על ידי האדם בעיקר לשם ניצול בשרו, נוצותיו וביצי הנקבות.
מִי-שָׁת בַּטֻּחוֹת חָכְמָה אוֹ מִי-נָתַן לַשֶּׂכוִי בִינָה
- 2עוף ממשפחת הפסיוניים, החי בהרים, ביערות אורנים ואדמות הבור של חצי הכדור הצפוני.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sekhvi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׂכְוִי
- Written without vowel points
- שכווי
- Said
- sekhvi
- Plural
- שֶׂכְוִים
- Feminine form
- שֶׂכְוִיָּה
- Inflections
- ר' שֶׂכְוִים, נ' שֶׂכְוִיָּה, נ"ר שֶׂכְוִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 342
This is how Sekhvi is said in other languages.
- English
- rooster, cock
- Arabic
- ديك
- French
- coq
These words mean nearly the same as Sekhvi.
- גבר
- תרנגולcock
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These words rhyme with Sekhvi.
These words come before and after Sekhvi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sekhvi.
What does Sekhvi (שכווי) mean in Hebrew?
Sekhvi (שכווי) means rooster and cock. It is said sekhvi, with the stress on vi.
What is a synonym for Sekhvi (שכווי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sekhvi (שכווי) are גבר and תרנגול.
What rhymes with Sekhvi (שכווי)?
Words that rhyme with Sekhvi (שכווי) include נביא, צבי, חלבי, לביא, לובי, and צבי.
Is Sekhvi (שכווי) masculine or feminine?
The word Sekhvi (שכווי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שֶׂכְוִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.