This is what the Hebrew word Shav (שב) means.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מִי שֶׁחוֹזֵר אֶל מָקוֹם אוֹ אֶל מַצָּב מְסֻיָּם.
צִיּוֹן, בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה; וְשָׁבֶיהָ, בִּצְדָקָה
- 2לשון המקראבָּא בִּתְשׁוּבָה.
וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל, וּלְשָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַעֲקֹב-נְאֻם יְהוָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁב
- Written without vowel points
- שב
- Said
- shav
- Root
- ש־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Inflections
- יחידה: שָׁבָה, ר"ז: שָׁבִים, ר"נ: שָׁבוֹת, נ"ר: שָׁבֵי-
- Gematria
- 302
These words mean nearly the same as Shav.
- חוזר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shav.
- עוזב
- הולך
- חוטא
- פושעfelon
- כופרinfidel
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shav.
The word Shav comes from the root ש־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Shav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shav.
What is a synonym for Shav (שב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shav (שב) are חוזר.
What is the opposite of Shav (שב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shav (שב) are עוזב, הולך, חוטא, פושע, and כופר.
What rhymes with Shav (שב)?
Words that rhyme with Shav (שב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.