Shikhva (שכבה) means layer in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
layer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shikhva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שטח המכוסה בחומר מסוים, וממוקם מעל או מתחת לשטח אחר, ולעיתים יש דמיון בין שני המשטחים בסוג החומר או בצורתו.
וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב וַתַּעַל הַשְּׂלָו, וַתְּכַס אֶת-הַמַּחֲנֶה; וּבַבֹּקֶר, הָיְתָה שִׁכְבַת הַטַּל סָבִיב לַמַּחֲנֶה
- 2סוציולוגיהמעמד חברתי.
- 3בני נוער שגילם דומה, ושותפים לאותה פעילות לימודית או חברתית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shikhva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁכְבָה
- Written without vowel points
- שכבה
- Said
- shikhva
- Root
- ש־כ־ב
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- שְׁכָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁכָבוֹת; שִׁכְבַת־, ר' שִׁכְבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 327
This is how Shikhva is said in other languages.
- English
- layer
- French
- couche, strate
- Spanish
- capa
- German
- Schicht
These words mean nearly the same as Shikhva.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shikhva.
The word Shikhva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מעיין שכבה
- עוגת שכבות
- שכבת זרע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shikhva comes from the root ש־כ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Shikhva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shikhva.
What does Shikhva (שכבה) mean in Hebrew?
Shikhva (שכבה) means layer. It is said shikhva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Shikhva (שכבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shikhva (שכבה) are חוג, מחזור, מעמד, משטח, נידבך, and רובד.
What rhymes with Shikhva (שכבה)?
Words that rhyme with Shikhva (שכבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Shikhva (שכבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shikhva (שכבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁכָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.