Shalev (שָׁלֵו) means calm in Hebrew.
It can also mean serene. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
calm, serene
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shalev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היה נינוח; לא היה בסערת רגשות; שדבר לא הפר את מנוחתו.
...מַדּוּעַ דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים צָלֵחָה, שָׁלוּ כָּל־בֹּגְדֵי בָגֶד?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shalev is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלֵו
- Written without vowel points
- שליו
- Said
- shalev
- Root
- ש־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- שְׁלֵוִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁלֵוָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁלֵוָה, שְׁלֵוַת־; ר' שְׁלֵוִים, שַׁלְוֵי־; נ"ר שְׁלֵוֹת
- Gematria
- 346
This is how Shalev is said in other languages.
- English
- calm, serene
These words mean nearly the same as Shalev.
- רגע
- שקט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shalev.
- הוטרד
- התלהב
- נלחץ
- נסער
- נרגש
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These words rhyme with Shalev.
The word Shalev comes from the root ש־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Shalev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shalev.
What does Shalev (שָׁלֵו) mean in Hebrew?
Shalev (שָׁלֵו) means calm and serene. It is said shalev, with the stress on lev.
What is a synonym for Shalev (שָׁלֵו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shalev (שָׁלֵו) are רגע and שקט.
What is the opposite of Shalev (שָׁלֵו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shalev (שָׁלֵו) are הוטרד, התלהב, נלחץ, נסער, and נרגש.
What rhymes with Shalev (שָׁלֵו)?
Words that rhyme with Shalev (שָׁלֵו) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and חרב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.