Siba (סיבה) means reason in Hebrew.
It can also mean cause. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reason, cause
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Siba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הגורם המניע לביצוע פעולה מסוימת.
וְלֹא-שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ, אֶל-הָעָם: כִּי-הָיְתָה סִבָּה, מֵעִם יְהוָה, לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת-דְּבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה בְּיַד אֲחִיָּה הַשִּׁילֹנִי, אֶל-יָרָבְעָם בֶּן-נְבָט
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Siba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- סיבה
- Said
- siba
- Root
- ס־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Inflections
- סִבָּה, סִבּוֹת, סִבַּת⁻
- Gematria
- 77
This is how Siba is said in other languages.
- English
- reason, cause
- Arabic
- سَبَب
These words mean nearly the same as Siba.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Siba.
The word Siba is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סיבה למסיבה
- סיבה ומסובב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Siba comes from the root ס־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Siba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Siba.
What does Siba (סיבה) mean in Hebrew?
Siba (סיבה) means reason and cause. It is said siba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Siba (סיבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Siba (סיבה) are יסוד, עילה, גירוי, הצדקה, נושא, and גורם.
What rhymes with Siba (סיבה)?
Words that rhyme with Siba (סיבה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, מרובע, מסיבה, and גבה.
Is Siba (סיבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Siba (סיבה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.