Shehiya (שהייה) means staying in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
staying
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shehiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הימצאות במקום מסוים למשך זמן מה לצורך כלשהו כגון שינה, בילוי, טיול, ביקור וכדומה.
The word Shehiya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁהִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- שהייה
- Said
- shehiya
- Root
- ש־ה־ה
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- שְׁהִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- שְׁהִיַּת־; ר' שְׁהִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 330
This is how Shehiya is said in other languages.
- English
- staying
These words mean nearly the same as Shehiya.
- שהות
- הישארות
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These words rhyme with Shehiya.
These words come before and after Shehiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shehiya.
What does Shehiya (שהייה) mean in Hebrew?
Shehiya (שהייה) means staying. It is said shehiya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Shehiya (שהייה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shehiya (שהייה) are שהות and הישארות.
What rhymes with Shehiya (שהייה)?
Words that rhyme with Shehiya (שהייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Shehiya (שהייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shehiya (שהייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁהִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שהיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.