Shavua (שבוע) means week in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
week
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shavua.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שבעת הימים שממוצאי שבת ועד מוצאי שבת שלאחר מכן.
- 2בהשאלהשבעה ימים רצופים.
שִׁבְעָה שָׁבֻעֹת תִּסְפָּר-לָךְ מֵהָחֵל חֶרְמֵשׁ בַּקָּמָה תָּחֵל לִסְפֹּר שִׁבְעָה שָׁבֻעוֹת.
- 3שבע שנים משנת השמיטה עד זו שאחריה. (בסגנון לשון זה שבוע הימים נקרא שבת)
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shavua is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁבוּעַ
- Written without vowel points
- שבוע
- Said
- shavua
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- שָׁבוּעוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שָׁבוּעוֹת, זוגי שְׁבוּעַיִם; שְׁבוּעַ־, ר' שְׁבוּעוֹת־
- Gematria
- 378
This is how Shavua is said in other languages.
- English
- week
- Arabic
- أُسْبُوع
- Russian
- неделя
- Spanish
- hebdómada, semana
- Yiddish
- וואָך
These words rhyme with Shavua.
The word Shavua is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סוף שבוע
- סופש
- שבוע הספר
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These words come before and after Shavua in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shavua.
What does Shavua (שבוע) mean in Hebrew?
Shavua (שבוע) means week. It is said shavua, with the stress on vu.
What rhymes with Shavua (שבוע)?
Words that rhyme with Shavua (שבוע) include אירוע, ביצוע, ריבוע, זרוע, צעצוע, and יצוע.
Is Shavua (שבוע) masculine or feminine?
The word Shavua (שבוע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שָׁבוּעוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבוע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.