Shti va'erev (שתי וערב) means warp and woof in Hebrew.
It can also mean crisscrossed. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב
shti va'erev
adjective
In English
warp and woof, crisscrossed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shti va'erev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לאורך ולרוחב, משולב ומחויט (בדרך כלל כראוי ובאופן מתוקן) בדפוס רשתי.
- 2בהשאלהבאופן יסודי
- 3צלב
- 4חוטי השתי (בסיס, מהשורש שׁ־ת־י) הם החוטים המתוחים בנול והם תשתית, בסיס, האריגה וביניהם מעבירים את חוטי הערב, כפי שניתן לראות במקרא: "וְשָׂרַף אֶת הַבֶּגֶד אוֹ אֶת הַשְּׁתִי אוֹ אֶת הָעֵרֶב בַּצֶּמֶר אוֹ בַפִּשְׁתִּים. הופעתן הראשונה של שתי המילים יחדיו כביטוי הייתה בתלמוד הבבלי: "כיצד קורעו? אמר רב יהודה: קורעו שתי וערב וטחו בכותל".
The word Shti va'erev is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב
- Written without vowel points
- שתי וערב
- Said
- shti va'erev
- Gematria
- 988
This is how Shti va'erev is said in other languages.
- English
- warp and woof, crisscrossed
These words mean nearly the same as Shti va'erev.
The word Shti va'erev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רחובות שתי וערב
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What does Shti va'erev (שתי וערב) mean in Hebrew?
Shti va'erev (שתי וערב) means warp and woof and crisscrossed. It is said shti va'erev, with the stress on ti.
What is a synonym for Shti va'erev (שתי וערב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shti va'erev (שתי וערב) are צלב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שתי וערב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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