Shavshevet (שבשבת) means weather vane in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁבְשֶׁבֶת
shavshevet
noun · feminine
In English
weather vane
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shavshevet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר המוצב על גג או עמוד גבוה ומשמש לציון כיוון הרוח.
- 2ענף שהציידים מורחים עליו דבק מיוחד כדי שהציפורים העומדות עליו יידבקו אליו.
- 3על פי 2 (ולא מן נשיבת הרוח).
- 4שְׁבִשְׁתָּא – זמורה,ענף.
The word Shavshevet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁבְשֶׁבֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שבשבת
- Said
- shavshevet
- Root
- ש־ב־ש־ב
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Plural
- שַבשָבות
- Inflections
- ר' שַבשָבות; שַבשֶבֶת־, ר' שַבשְבות־; כ' שַבשַבתו
- Gematria
- 1,004
This is how Shavshevet is said in other languages.
- English
- weather vane
These words rhyme with Shavshevet.
The word Shavshevet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שבשבת רוח
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These words come before and after Shavshevet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shavshevet.
What does Shavshevet (שבשבת) mean in Hebrew?
Shavshevet (שבשבת) means weather vane. It is said shavshevet, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Shavshevet (שבשבת)?
Words that rhyme with Shavshevet (שבשבת) include שבט, רכבת, צוות, שבת, מקבת, and שלהבת.
Is Shavshevet (שבשבת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shavshevet (שבשבת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שַבשָבות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבשבת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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