Shve nefesh (שוה נפש) means indifferent in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁוֵה נֶפֶשׁ
shve nefesh
word
In English
indifferent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shve nefesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדיש.
The word Shve nefesh is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁוֵה נֶפֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שוה נפש
- Said
- shve nefesh
- Gematria
- 741
This is how Shve nefesh is said in other languages.
- English
- indifferent
- Russian
- равнодушный
These words mean nearly the same as Shve nefesh.
These words come before and after Shve nefesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shve nefesh.
What does Shve nefesh (שוה נפש) mean in Hebrew?
Shve nefesh (שוה נפש) means indifferent. It is said shve nefesh, with the stress on shve.
What is a synonym for Shve nefesh (שוה נפש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shve nefesh (שוה נפש) are אדיש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שוה נפש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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