Sha'ava (שעוה) means wax in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wax
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sha'ava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הדונג החומר ממנו עשויה כוורת הדבורים.
- 2חומר מוצק רך, ממקור צמחי, מינרלי או תוצר בעלי חיים, אשר נמס כאשר מחממים אותו.
The word Sha'ava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁעֲוָה
- Written without vowel points
- שעוה
- Said
- sha'ava
- Root
- ש־ע־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- שַׁעֲווֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁעֲווֹת
- Gematria
- 381
This is how Sha'ava is said in other languages.
- English
- wax
These words mean nearly the same as Sha'ava.
- דונג
- חלב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sha'ava.
The word Sha'ava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שעות אזנים
- שעות דבורים
- שעות חותמות
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These words come before and after Sha'ava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sha'ava.
What does Sha'ava (שעוה) mean in Hebrew?
Sha'ava (שעוה) means wax. It is said sha'ava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Sha'ava (שעוה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sha'ava (שעוה) are דונג and חלב.
What rhymes with Sha'ava (שעוה)?
Words that rhyme with Sha'ava (שעוה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Sha'ava (שעוה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sha'ava (שעוה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שַׁעֲווֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.