Sha'avanit (שעוונית) means wax-cloth in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁעֲוָנִית
sha'avanit
noun · feminine
In English
wax-cloth
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sha'avanit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יריעת בד מצופה בשכבת אטימה של שרף פלסטי או גומי; לעתים שכבת האטימה ללא בסיס טכסטיל. משמשת להגנה מפני מעבר נוזלים והרטבת מה שמתחתיה.
The word Sha'avanit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁעֲוָנִית
- Written without vowel points
- שעוונית
- Said
- sha'avanit
- Root
- ש־ע־ה
- Plural
- שַעֲוָנִיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שַעֲוָנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 842
This is how Sha'avanit is said in other languages.
- English
- wax-cloth
- Russian
- клеенка
- German
- Wachstuch
These words rhyme with Sha'avanit.
The word Sha'avanit comes from the root ש־ע־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Sha'avanit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sha'avanit.
What does Sha'avanit (שעוונית) mean in Hebrew?
Sha'avanit (שעוונית) means wax-cloth. It is said sha'avanit, with the stress on nit.
What rhymes with Sha'avanit (שעוונית)?
Words that rhyme with Sha'avanit (שעוונית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Sha'avanit (שעוונית) masculine or feminine?
The word Sha'avanit (שעוונית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שַעֲוָנִיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעונית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.