Shavir (שביר) means breakable in Hebrew.
It can also mean fragile. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
breakable, fragile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shavir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שעלול להישבר. שאינו חזק דיו.
The word Shavir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁבִיר
- Written without vowel points
- שביר
- Said
- shavir
- Root
- ש־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- שְבִירִים
- Feminine form
- שְבִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְבִירָה, ר' שְבִירִים, נ"ר שְבִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 512
This is how Shavir is said in other languages.
- English
- breakable, fragile
These words mean nearly the same as Shavir.
- שברירי
- עדיןfine
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shavir.
- עמיד
- חסיןproof
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shavir.
The word Shavir comes from the root ש־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shavir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shavir.
What does Shavir (שביר) mean in Hebrew?
Shavir (שביר) means breakable and fragile. It is said shavir, with the stress on vir.
What is a synonym for Shavir (שביר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shavir (שביר) are שברירי and עדין.
What is the opposite of Shavir (שביר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shavir (שביר) are עמיד and חסין.
What rhymes with Shavir (שביר)?
Words that rhyme with Shavir (שביר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שביר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.