Yishuv (יישוב) means settlement in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
settlement
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Yishuv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הושבת בני אדם במקום לקביעות.
- 2לשון חז"למקום בו גרים בני אדם בקביעות.
- 3לשון חז"למהלך מחשבתי המסיר קושיה, סתירה, בעיה וכד'.
- 4סיום של סכסוך או ריב; השלמה.
The word Yishuv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יִשּׁוּב
- Written without vowel points
- יישוב
- Said
- yishuv
- Root
- י־ש־ב
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- יִשּׁוּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' יִשּׁוּבִים; יִשּׁוּב־, ר' יִשּׁוּבֵי־
- Gematria
- 328
This is how Yishuv is said in other languages.
- English
- settlement
- Arabic
- بلدة, تسوية
- Russian
- посёлок, поселение
- German
- Siedlung
- Yiddish
- ייִשובֿ, לײזונג
These words mean nearly the same as Yishuv.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yishuv.
These words rhyme with Yishuv.
The word Yishuv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הישוב הישן
- ישוב ספר
- ישוב חקלאי
- ישוב קהילתי
- מן הישוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yishuv comes from the root י־ש־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Yishuv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yishuv.
What does Yishuv (יישוב) mean in Hebrew?
Yishuv (יישוב) means settlement. It is said yishuv, with the stress on shuv.
What is a synonym for Yishuv (יישוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yishuv (יישוב) are מושב, תירוץ, תשובה, השלמה, הסדרה, and פירוק.
What is the opposite of Yishuv (יישוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yishuv (יישוב) are קושיה.
What rhymes with Yishuv (יישוב)?
Words that rhyme with Yishuv (יישוב) include חשוב, קירוב, סיבוב, עצוב, כרוב, and שוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.