Sharav (שרב) means heatwave in Hebrew.
It can also mean khamsin, mirage, and fata morgana. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
heatwave, khamsin, mirage, fata morgana
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sharav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מזג אויר חם ויבש.
לֹא יִרְעָבוּ וְלֹא יִצְמָאוּ וְלֹא יַכֵּם שָׁרָב וָשָׁמֶשׁ, כִּי מְרַחֲמָם יְנַהֲגֵם וְעַל מַבּוּעֵי מַיִם יְנַהֲלֵם.
- 2חזון התעתועים הנראה במדבר (בלועזית: פטה־מורגנה)
וְהָיָה הַשָּׁרָב לַאֲגַם וְצִמָּאוֹן לְמַבּוּעֵי מָיִם, בִּנְוֵה תַנִּים רִבְצָהּ חָצִיר לְקָנֶה וָגֹמֶא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sharav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁרָב
- Written without vowel points
- שרב
- Said
- sharav
- Root
- ש־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- שְׁרָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁרָבִים; שְׁרַב־, ר' שַׁרְבֵי־; כ' שְׁרָבׂו
- Gematria
- 502
This is how Sharav is said in other languages.
- English
- heatwave, khamsin, mirage, fata morgana
- Russian
- мираж
- French
- mirage
These words mean nearly the same as Sharav.
These words mean the opposite of Sharav.
These words rhyme with Sharav.
The word Sharav comes from the root ש־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Sharav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sharav.
What does Sharav (שרב) mean in Hebrew?
Sharav (שרב) means heatwave, khamsin, and mirage. It is said sharav, with the stress on rav.
What is a synonym for Sharav (שרב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sharav (שרב) are חמסין and חרבון.
What is the opposite of Sharav (שרב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sharav (שרב) are קרה.
What rhymes with Sharav (שרב)?
Words that rhyme with Sharav (שרב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שרב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.