Shvil (שביל) means path in Hebrew.
It can also mean trail and parting. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
path, trail, parting
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shvil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דרך צרה המשמשת למעבר בני אדם או בעלי חיים.
כִּי-שְׁכֵחֻנִי עַמִּי, לַשָּׁוְא יְקַטֵּרוּ; וַיַּכְשִׁלוּם בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם, שְׁבִילֵי עוֹלָם, לָלֶכֶת נְתִיבוֹת, דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה.
- 2עממיקו חוצה בשיער הראש.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shvil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁבִיל
- Written without vowel points
- שביל
- Said
- shvil
- Root
- ש־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁבִילִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁבִילִים; שְׁבִיל־, ר' שְׁבִילֵי־
- Gematria
- 342
This is how Shvil is said in other languages.
- English
- path, trail, parting
- Arabic
- درب, سبيل, طريق
- Spanish
- camino, ruta, raya
These words mean nearly the same as Shvil.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shvil.
The word Shvil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שביל הזהב
- שביל החלב
- שביל ישראל
- שביל הנחש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shvil comes from the root ש־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shvil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shvil.
What does Shvil (שביל) mean in Hebrew?
Shvil (שביל) means path, trail, and parting. It is said shvil, with the stress on vil.
What is a synonym for Shvil (שביל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shvil (שביל) are דרך, משעול, נתיב, פסוקת, אורח, and סימטה.
What rhymes with Shvil (שביל)?
Words that rhyme with Shvil (שביל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Shvil (שביל) masculine or feminine?
The word Shvil (שביל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁבִילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שביל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.