Sviva (סביבה) means surrounding in Hebrew.
It can also mean environment. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
surrounding, environment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sviva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המרחב המקיף דבר מסוים.
- 2מתמטיקהקבוצה של נקודות, קטנה כרצוננו, המקיפות נקודה נתונה מכל עבר.
- 3תרמודינמיקהכל מה שנמצא מחוץ למערכת התרמודינמית.
The word Sviva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סְבִיבָה
- Written without vowel points
- סביבה
- Said
- sviva
- Root
- ס־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- סְבִיבוֹת
- Inflections
- סְבִיבַת־; ר' סְבִיבוֹת
- Gematria
- 79
This is how Sviva is said in other languages.
- English
- surrounding, environment
These words rhyme with Sviva.
The word Sviva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איכות הסביבה
- ידידותי לסביבה
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The word Sviva comes from the root ס־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Sviva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sviva.
What does Sviva (סביבה) mean in Hebrew?
Sviva (סביבה) means surrounding and environment. It is said sviva, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with Sviva (סביבה)?
Words that rhyme with Sviva (סביבה) include צבא, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, אהבה, and שכבה.
Is Sviva (סביבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sviva (סביבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סְבִיבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סביבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.