Shavis (שביס) means headscarf in Hebrew.
It can also mean coif. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
headscarf, coif
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shavis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מטפחת הנכרכת על ראש האישה, על־מנת להסתיר את שיערותיה.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יָסִיר אֲדֹנָי אֵת תִּפְאֶרֶת הָעֲכָסִים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִים וְהַשַּׁהֲרֹנִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shavis is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁבִיס
- Written without vowel points
- שביס
- Said
- shavis
- Root
- ש־ב־ס
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁבִיסִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁבִיסִים
- Gematria
- 372
This is how Shavis is said in other languages.
- English
- headscarf, coif
These words mean nearly the same as Shavis.
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These words rhyme with Shavis.
These words come before and after Shavis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shavis.
What does Shavis (שביס) mean in Hebrew?
Shavis (שביס) means headscarf and coif. It is said shavis, with the stress on vis.
What is a synonym for Shavis (שביס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shavis (שביס) are בנדנה and מטפחת ראש.
What rhymes with Shavis (שביס)?
Words that rhyme with Shavis (שביס) include בסיס, כיס, כרטיס, עסיס, תכסיס, and סריס.
Is Shavis (שביס) masculine or feminine?
The word Shavis (שביס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁבִיסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שביס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.