Slav (שליו) means quail in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂלָו
slav
noun · masculine
In English
quail
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Slav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
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The word Slav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂלָו
- Written without vowel points
- שליו
- Said
- slav
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- שַׂלְוִים
- Inflections
- ר' שַׂלְוִים; שְׂלַו־, ר' שַׂלְוֵי־; כ' שלוִי, שַׂלְוֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 346
This is how Slav is said in other languages.
- English
- quail
- Arabic
- سمان, سلوى
- Russian
- перепел
- French
- caille
- Spanish
- codorniz
- German
- Wachtel
- Yiddish
- וואַכטל
These words rhyme with Slav.
These words come before and after Slav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Slav.
What does Slav (שליו) mean in Hebrew?
Slav (שליו) means quail. It is said slav, with the stress on slav.
What rhymes with Slav (שליו)?
Words that rhyme with Slav (שליו) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Slav (שליו) masculine or feminine?
The word Slav (שליו) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׂלְוִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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