Aluv (עלוב) means miserable in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
miserable
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Aluv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דל באמצעים, מסכן, מוזנח, מביש ומחפיר.
- 2נבזה, שפל ונתעב.
- 3לא מוצלח, כושל.
The word Aluv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָלוּב
- Written without vowel points
- עלוב
- Said
- aluv
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- עֲלוּבִים
- Feminine form
- עֲלוּבָה
- Inflections
- ר' עֲלוּבִים, נ' עֲלוּבָה
- Gematria
- 108
This is how Aluv is said in other languages.
- English
- miserable
- Arabic
- حقير
- Russian
- несчастный
- French
- miserable
- Spanish
- miserable
These words mean nearly the same as Aluv.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Aluv.
- מפואר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aluv.
The word Aluv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עלוב נפש
- עלובה היא העיסה שנחתומה מעיד עליה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Aluv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aluv.
What does Aluv (עלוב) mean in Hebrew?
Aluv (עלוב) means miserable. It is said aluv, with the stress on luv.
What is a synonym for Aluv (עלוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aluv (עלוב) are אומלל, לקוי, מצ'וקמק, מסכן, נתעב, and נלעג.
What is the opposite of Aluv (עלוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Aluv (עלוב) are מפואר.
What rhymes with Aluv (עלוב)?
Words that rhyme with Aluv (עלוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and כרוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.