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Shiva is an English word with synonyms like shivah or week. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shiva in a sentence

Shiva meaning

A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

Synonyms of Shiva

shivah shibah week hebdomad siva hindu deity

Using Shiva

  • The main meaning on this page is: A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
  • Useful related words include: shivah, shibah, week, hebdomad.
  • In the example corpus, shiva often appears in combinations such as: lord shiva, of shiva, shiva is.

Context around Shiva

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shiva

  • In this selection, "shiva" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lord, word, official, lingams, means and period stand out and add context to how "shiva" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a seated shiva holds an and about who shiva s dominant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shiva" sits close to words such as alloy, articulate and atkins, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shiva

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

According to Shivpuran, these things should never be offered to Lord Shiva. (12 words)

He prayed that Lord Shiva’s compassion be upon all the people. (12 words)

He then acquired celestial weapons from Shiva and the other gods on Shiva's instructions. (15 words)

Shiva is depicted three-eyed, the Ganges flowing through his matted hair, wearing ornaments of serpents and a skull garland, and covered in ashes, and seated on a tiger skin A seated Shiva holds an axe and deer in his hands. (41 words)

Actor Kanwar Dhillon, who is currently seen playing the role of Shiva in the show ‘Pandya Store’, shared about his love for bikes, their importance in his life, and how he prefers going to the sets on his bike daily. (40 words)

Each new mainline installment to the franchise may take place in a different world, but that doesn't stop Square Enix from including recurring elements in each title like Chocobos, Moogles, summons like Ifrit and Shiva, and magic crystals. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Length of shiva The Hebrew word "shiva" means "seven", and the official shiva period is seven days.

Shiva minyan During shiva, a minyan (a quorum of ten or more adult Jews) traditionally gather at the shiva home for services.

During the shiva of her sister-in-law Vali Rohan, she noticed how difficult it was to maneuver the “portable” Aron Kodesh to shiva houses.

Maha Shivaratri –the Great Night of Lord Shiva is the most important sectarian festival of the year for Shaivites (Shiva devotees).

Some say that it is the night when Shiva and Parvati got married, while according to another legend, it is celebrated on the night that Shiva took the form of 'Natraj' and performed the tandava dance.

For Parameśhvara as "Supreme Lord" see: Kramrisch, p. 479. There are at least eight different versions of the Shiva Sahasranama, devotional hymns (stotras) listing many names of Shiva.

For the ascetic yogin form as reflecting Epic period influences, see: Chakravarti, p. 32. Shiva is also depicted as a corpse below Goddess Kali, it represents that Shiva is a corpse without Shakti.

He then acquired celestial weapons from Shiva and the other gods on Shiva's instructions.

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Samadhi The Samadhi of Patanjali Maharishi is believed to be in Tirupattur Brahmapureeswarar Temple (30 km from Trichy), where Lord Brahma installed 12 Shiva Lingams and worshipped Lord Shiva to get back his Tejas.

Shiva is depicted three-eyed, the Ganges flowing through his matted hair, wearing ornaments of serpents and a skull garland, and covered in ashes, and seated on a tiger skin A seated Shiva holds an axe and deer in his hands.

Shiva is pervaded by the power of Parvati and Parvati is pervaded by the power of Shiva.

Thus, Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra are not deities different from Shiva, but rather are forms of Shiva.

According to Shivpuran, these things should never be offered to Lord Shiva.

Actor Kanwar Dhillon, who is currently seen playing the role of Shiva in the show ‘Pandya Store’, shared about his love for bikes, their importance in his life, and how he prefers going to the sets on his bike daily.

Each new mainline installment to the franchise may take place in a different world, but that doesn't stop Square Enix from including recurring elements in each title like Chocobos, Moogles, summons like Ifrit and Shiva, and magic crystals.

He already sparked a row with his demand for digging work at all mosques, saying there was a possibility of finding Shiva Lingams underneath.

He prayed that Lord Shiva’s compassion be upon all the people.

In a separate incident in the Kasrawad area on the same day, a group of Dalits accused a group of upper caste people of stopping them from praying at a Shiva temple in Chhoti Kasrawad village.

In the fourth main scenario quest in Final Fantasy 16, players learn more about who Shiva's Dominant is.

Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of the holy mace of Lord Shiva, popularly known as "Chhari Mubarak" said that two "Shravan" months year is an extraordinary astronomical event taking place after 19 years.

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Common combinations with shiva

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shiva" in a sentence?
An example: "Length of shiva The Hebrew word "shiva" means "seven", and the official shiva period is seven days." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shiva" from authentic English texts.
What does "shiva" mean?
Shiva means: A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
What are synonyms of "shiva"?
Common synonyms of "shiva" include: shivah, shibah, week, hebdomad, siva, hindu deity.
How many example sentences with "shiva" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shiva", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.