Shovav (שובב) means rebellious in Hebrew.
It can also mean mischievous, naughty, playful, and ludic. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rebellious, mischievous, naughty, playful
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shovav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מרדן, שאינו מציית לסמכות ולמסגרת.
בַּעֲוֹן בִּצְעוֹ קָצַפְתִּי וְאַכֵּהוּ הַסְתֵּר וְאֶקְצֹף וַיֵּלֶךְ שׁוֹבָב בְּדֶרֶךְ לִבּוֹ.
- 2בהשאלהבעל שמחת נעורים; עליז ושוחק.
- 3שם פרטי מן המקרא, ושמו הפרטי של בן-דוד (מין הענף הירושלמי).
וְכָלֵב בֶּן-חֶצְרוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת-עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה וְאֶת-יְרִיעוֹת וְאֵלֶּה בָנֶיהָ יֵשֶׁר וְשׁוֹבָב וְאַרְדּוֹן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shovav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹבָב
- Written without vowel points
- שובב
- Said
- shovav
- Root
- ש־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קִטְלָל
- Plural
- שׁוֹבָבִים
- Feminine form
- שׁוֹבֵבָה
- Inflections
- נ' שׁוֹבֵבָה, ר' שׁוֹבָבִים, נ"ר שׁוֹבָבוֹת
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Shovav is said in other languages.
- English
- rebellious, mischievous, naughty, playful, ludic
- Russian
- шалун, озорник
These words mean nearly the same as Shovav.
- אנרכיסט
- ממזרי
- פוחזreckless
- פוחחreckless
- פרא אדם
- קל דעת
- קונדס
- טרזן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shovav.
- מהוגן
- מחונך
- ממושמע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shovav.
The word Shovav comes from the root ש־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Shovav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shovav.
What does Shovav (שובב) mean in Hebrew?
Shovav (שובב) means rebellious, mischievous, and naughty. It is said shovav, with the stress on vav.
What is a synonym for Shovav (שובב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shovav (שובב) are אנרכיסט, ממזרי, פוחז, פוחח, פרא אדם, and קל דעת.
What is the opposite of Shovav (שובב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shovav (שובב) are מהוגן, מחונך, and ממושמע.
What rhymes with Shovav (שובב)?
Words that rhyme with Shovav (שובב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שובב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.