Shem khiba (שם חיבה) means pet name in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֵׁם חִבָּה
shem khiba
noun · masculine
In English
pet name
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shem khiba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם שניתן לאדם על־ידי אנשים שאוהבים אותו, בנוסף לשמו הרשמי, כדרך להבעת חיבה כלפיו, או שניתן לבעל חיים או חפץ אהוב.
The word Shem khiba is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁם חִבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- שם חיבה
- Said
- shem khiba
- Plural
- שְׁמוׂת חִבָּה
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁמוׂת חִבָּה
- Gematria
- 365
This is how Shem khiba is said in other languages.
- English
- pet name
- Arabic
- كُنْيَة
- Russian
- ласкательное, уменьшительное имя
- French
- petit nom
- German
- Kosename, Lallname
These words mean nearly the same as Shem khiba.
- כינוי חיבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Shem khiba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shem khiba.
What does Shem khiba (שם חיבה) mean in Hebrew?
Shem khiba (שם חיבה) means pet name. It is said shem khiba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Shem khiba (שם חיבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shem khiba (שם חיבה) are כינוי חיבה.
Is Shem khiba (שם חיבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shem khiba (שם חיבה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁמוׂת חִבָּה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שם חבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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