Shav'a (שועה) means outcry in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
outcry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shav'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קריאה לעזרה.
וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָרַבִּים הָהֵם, וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם – וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה, וַיִּזְעָקוּ; וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים, מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shav'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁוְעָה
- Written without vowel points
- שועה
- Said
- shav'a
- Root
- ש־ו־ע
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Inflections
- שַׁוְעַת־
- Gematria
- 381
This is how Shav'a is said in other languages.
- English
- outcry
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What does Shav'a (שועה) mean in Hebrew?
Shav'a (שועה) means outcry. It is said shav'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Shav'a (שועה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shav'a (שועה) are בכי, זעקה, נהי, and תחינה.
What rhymes with Shav'a (שועה)?
Words that rhyme with Shav'a (שועה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Shav'a (שועה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shav'a (שועה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שועה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.