Sivsuv (סבסוב) means yaw in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִבְסוּב
sivsuv
noun · masculine
In English
yaw
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sivsuv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותתנועת האונייה מצד לצד סביב צירה האנכי; בספינות מפרשים: הסטייה לסירוגין ימינה ושמאלה של חרטום כלי השיט בעת שיט ברוח מלאה או בגלי ירכתיים, אז השפעתו של ההגה מעטה.
The word Sivsuv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִבְסוּב
- Written without vowel points
- סבסוב
- Said
- sivsuv
- Root
- ס־ב־ב
- Plural
- סִבְסוּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' סִבְסוּבִים; סִבְסוּב־, ר' סִבְסוּבֵי־
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Sivsuv is said in other languages.
- English
- yaw
- French
- embardée
- German
- Gieren
These words rhyme with Sivsuv.
The word Sivsuv comes from the root ס־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Sivsuv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sivsuv.
What does Sivsuv (סבסוב) mean in Hebrew?
Sivsuv (סבסוב) means yaw. It is said sivsuv, with the stress on suv.
What rhymes with Sivsuv (סבסוב)?
Words that rhyme with Sivsuv (סבסוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and כרוב.
Is Sivsuv (סבסוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Sivsuv (סבסוב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סִבְסוּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבסוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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