Sheiva (שאיבה) means pumping in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁאִיבָה
sheiva
noun · feminine
In English
pumping
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sheiva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1העלאת מים ממקורם, בור, באר, מקוה מים. בהשאלה, גם חומרים אחרים.
- 2הסעת חומר שתופס נפח על ידי הפרש לחצים, בדרך כלל עם צינור.
- 3פיזיקה, בהשאלההעלאת אלקטורנים לרמת אנרגיה גבוהה יותר באטום.
The word Sheiva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁאִיבָה
- Written without vowel points
- שאיבה
- Said
- sheiva
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- שְׁאִיבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁאִיבוֹת; שְׁאִיבַת־, ר' שְׁאִיבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 318
This is how Sheiva is said in other languages.
- English
- pumping
These words rhyme with Sheiva.
The word Sheiva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבן שואבת
- שאיבת יתר
- שאיבת שומן
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These words come before and after Sheiva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheiva.
What does Sheiva (שאיבה) mean in Hebrew?
Sheiva (שאיבה) means pumping. It is said sheiva, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with Sheiva (שאיבה)?
Words that rhyme with Sheiva (שאיבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Sheiva (שאיבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheiva (שאיבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁאִיבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאיבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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