Shvil hekhalav (שביל החלב) means milky way in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב
shvil hekhalav
noun · masculine
In English
milky way
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shvil hekhalav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גלקסיה בעלת חור שחור באמצע, אשר מכילה בתוכה את מערכת השמש.
The word Shvil hekhalav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב
- Written without vowel points
- שביל החלב
- Said
- shvil hekhalav
- Gematria
- 387
This is how Shvil hekhalav is said in other languages.
- English
- milky way
These words come before and after Shvil hekhalav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shvil hekhalav.
What does Shvil hekhalav (שביל החלב) mean in Hebrew?
Shvil hekhalav (שביל החלב) means milky way. It is said shvil hekhalav, with the stress on shvil.
Is Shvil hekhalav (שביל החלב) masculine or feminine?
The word Shvil hekhalav (שביל החלב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שביל החלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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