Akavish (עכביש) means spider in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַכָּבִישׁ
akavish
noun · masculine
In English
spider
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akavish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים טורף ממערכת פרוקי הרגליים, שגופו נחלק לראש־חזה שאליו מתחברים שמונת רגליו ובטנו.
בֵּיצֵי צִפְעוֹנִי בִּקֵּעוּ, וְקוּרֵי עַכָּבִישׁ יֶאֱרֹגוּ; הָאֹכֵל מִבֵּיצֵיהֶם יָמוּת, וְהַזּוּרֶה תִּבָּקַע אֶפְעֶה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Akavish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַכָּבִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- עכביש
- Said
- akavish
- Plural
- עַכְבִישִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' עַכְבִישִׁים; עַכְבִישׁ־, ר' עַכְבִישֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 402
This is how Akavish is said in other languages.
- English
- spider
- Arabic
- عنكبوت
- Russian
- паук
- French
- araignée
- Spanish
- araña
- German
- Spinne
- Yiddish
- שפּין
These words rhyme with Akavish.
The word Akavish is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Akavish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akavish.
What does Akavish (עכביש) mean in Hebrew?
Akavish (עכביש) means spider. It is said akavish, with the stress on vish.
What rhymes with Akavish (עכביש)?
Words that rhyme with Akavish (עכביש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and קשיש.
Is Akavish (עכביש) masculine or feminine?
The word Akavish (עכביש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עַכְבִישִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עכביש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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