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Headscarf in Hebrew is שָׁבִיס (shavís).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׁבִיס
shavís
noun · masculine
In English

headscarf

/ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for headscarf as a noun.

piece of material worn over the head

These English words share a Hebrew word with headscarf.

These words come before and after headscarf in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨headscarf⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨headscarf⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨headscarf⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁבִיס⁩, said shavís. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שביס⁩.

Is ⁨שביס⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שביס⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨headscarf⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨headscarf⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry headscarf and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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