Shvav (שבב) means chip in Hebrew.
It can also mean splinter. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chip, splinter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shvav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחתיכה קטנה מעץ, אשר נשברה מתוך המסה הגדולה יותר.
כִּי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, וְהוּא – חָרָשׁ עָשָׂהוּ, וְלֹא אֱלֹהִים הוּא: כִּי־שְׁבָבִים יִהְיֶה, עֵגֶל שֹׁמְרוֹן.
- 2מעגל חשמלי המורכב מרכיבים ננומטרים, אשר מכיל בתוכו רכיבים אלקטרונים הבנויים בעיקר מחומרים שהם מוליכים למחצה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shvav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁבָב
- Written without vowel points
- שבב
- Said
- shvav
- Root
- ש־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- שְׁבָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁבָבִים
- Gematria
- 304
This is how Shvav is said in other languages.
- English
- chip, splinter
These words mean nearly the same as Shvav.
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These words rhyme with Shvav.
The word Shvav comes from the root ש־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Shvav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shvav.
What does Shvav (שבב) mean in Hebrew?
Shvav (שבב) means chip and splinter. It is said shvav, with the stress on shvav.
What is a synonym for Shvav (שבב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shvav (שבב) are ג'וק, מעגל משולב, צ'יפ, קיסם, and צ'יפס.
What rhymes with Shvav (שבב)?
Words that rhyme with Shvav (שבב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Shvav (שבב) masculine or feminine?
The word Shvav (שבב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁבָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.