Shovach (שובך) means dovecote in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוֹבָךְ
shovach
noun · masculine
In English
dovecote
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shovach.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מִבְנֶה הַמְמֻקָּם בְּמָקוֹם גָּבוֹהַּ וּמְשַׁמֵּשׁ לִמְגוּרֵי הַיּוֹנִים.
The word Shovach is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹבָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- שובך
- Said
- shovach
- Root
- ש־ב־כ
- Pattern
- קוֹטָל
- Plural
- שׁוֹבָכִים וגם שׁוֹבָכוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹבָכִים וגם שׁוֹבָכוֹת; שׁוֹבַךְ־, ר' שׁוֹבְכֵי־
- Gematria
- 328
This is how Shovach is said in other languages.
- English
- dovecote
- Arabic
- برج الحمام
- Yiddish
- דאָוועקאָטע
These words rhyme with Shovach.
The word Shovach is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שובך יונים
- יוני שובך
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These words come before and after Shovach in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shovach.
What does Shovach (שובך) mean in Hebrew?
Shovach (שובך) means dovecote. It is said shovach, with the stress on vach.
What rhymes with Shovach (שובך)?
Words that rhyme with Shovach (שובך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
Is Shovach (שובך) masculine or feminine?
The word Shovach (שובך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹבָכִים וגם שׁוֹבָכוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שובך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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