Agava (עגבה) means lust in Hebrew.
It can also mean buttocks and quarter. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lust, buttocks, quarter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Agava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תאוות בשרים, תשוקה מינית, זנונים.
- 2[ברבים] עכוז, אחורים, ישבן.
- 3בהשאלה, ימאות, ארכאיכל אחד משני צדי החלק האחורי של סירה או ספינה.
The word Agava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲגָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- עגבה
- Said
- agava
- Root
- ע־ג־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- עֲגָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲגָבוֹת; עֲגָבַת־, עֲגָבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 80
This is how Agava is said in other languages.
- English
- lust, buttocks, quarter
These words mean nearly the same as Agava.
- זנונים
- תאות בשרים
- אחורייםhindquarters
- ישבןbuttock
- עכוזderrière
- שת
- אחרהquarter
- ירכה
- טוסיקtushie
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These words rhyme with Agava.
The word Agava comes from the root ע־ג־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Agava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Agava.
What does Agava (עגבה) mean in Hebrew?
Agava (עגבה) means lust, buttocks, and quarter. It is said agava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Agava (עגבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Agava (עגבה) are זנונים, תאות בשרים, אחוריים, ישבן, עכוז, and שת.
What rhymes with Agava (עגבה)?
Words that rhyme with Agava (עגבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Agava (עגבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Agava (עגבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲגָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עגבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.