Svakha (שבכה) means lattice in Hebrew.
It can also mean grille and net. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lattice, grille, net
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Svakha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רשת המשמשת לכיסוי פתח או ליצירת חיץ, מקלעת שתי וערב עשויה מחומרים שונים כגון: קנים, תיל, מוטות עץ או ברזל.
וַיַּעַשׂ, אֶת-הָעַמּוּדִים; וּשְׁנֵי טוּרִים סָבִיב עַל-הַשְּׂבָכָה הָאֶחָת, לְכַסּוֹת אֶת-הַכֹּתָרֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ הָרִמֹּנִים, וְכֵן עָשָׂה, לַכֹּתֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית.
- 2כלי מיתר קדום ששימש לנגינה במקדש
אנתה אַ֣נְתְּ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣מְתָּ טְּעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כׇל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֡ע קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָ֠א קיתרס קַתְר֨וֹס שַׂבְּכָ֤א פְסַנְתֵּרִין֙ וסיפניה וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א יִפֵּ֥ל וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד לְצֶ֥לֶם דַּהֲבָֽא
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Svakha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂבָכָה
- Written without vowel points
- שבכה
- Said
- svakha
- Root
- ס־ב־כ
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- שְׂבָכוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂבָכוֹת, שִׂבְכַת־
- Gematria
- 327
This is how Svakha is said in other languages.
- English
- lattice, grille, net
- Arabic
- شبكة
These words mean nearly the same as Svakha.
- רשת
- סורגgrating
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Svakha.
The word Svakha comes from the root ס־ב־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Svakha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Svakha.
What does Svakha (שבכה) mean in Hebrew?
Svakha (שבכה) means lattice, grille, and net. It is said svakha, with the stress on kha.
What is a synonym for Svakha (שבכה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Svakha (שבכה) are רשת and סורג.
What rhymes with Svakha (שבכה)?
Words that rhyme with Svakha (שבכה) include משפחה, ברכה, שמחה, מנוחה, הלכה, and מערכה.
Is Svakha (שבכה) masculine or feminine?
The word Svakha (שבכה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂבָכוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.