Shkhiv mera' (שכיב מרע) means bedridden in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁכִיב מְרַע
shkhiv mera'
adjective
In English
bedridden
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkhiv mera'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לחולה במחלה קשה.
The word Shkhiv mera' is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁכִיב מְרַע
- Written without vowel points
- שכיב מרע
- Said
- shkhiv mera'
- Gematria
- 642
This is how Shkhiv mera' is said in other languages.
- English
- bedridden
These words mean nearly the same as Shkhiv mera'.
The word Shkhiv mera' is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מתנת שכיב מרע
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These words come before and after Shkhiv mera' in the dictionary.
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What does Shkhiv mera' (שכיב מרע) mean in Hebrew?
Shkhiv mera' (שכיב מרע) means bedridden. It is said shkhiv mera', with the stress on ra'.
What is a synonym for Shkhiv mera' (שכיב מרע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shkhiv mera' (שכיב מרע) are גוסס.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכיב מרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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