Agav (אגב) means by the way in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַגַּב
agav
adverb
In English
by the way
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Agav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שלא באופן ישיר ומכוון אלא נסמך לדבר אחר.
The word Agav is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- אַגַּב
- Written without vowel points
- אגב
- Said
- agav
- Root
- ג־ב־ב
- Gematria
- 6
This is how Agav is said in other languages.
- English
- by the way
- Arabic
- عَلَى فِكْرة
These words mean nearly the same as Agav.
These words rhyme with Agav.
The word Agav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דרך אגב
- אגב אורחא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Agav comes from the root ג־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Agav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Agav.
What does Agav (אגב) mean in Hebrew?
Agav (אגב) means by the way. It is said agav, with the stress on gav.
What is a synonym for Agav (אגב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Agav (אגב) are אפרופו.
What rhymes with Agav (אגב)?
Words that rhyme with Agav (אגב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אגב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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