Alva (עלווה) means foliage in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַלְוָה
alva
noun · feminine
In English
foliage
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Alva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בוטניקהכלל העלים המכסים עץ או שיח.
The word Alva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַלְוָה
- Written without vowel points
- עלווה
- Said
- alva
- Root
- ע־ל־י
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Inflections
- עַלְוַת־
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Alva is said in other languages.
- English
- foliage
These words rhyme with Alva.
The word Alva comes from the root ע־ל־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Alva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alva.
What does Alva (עלווה) mean in Hebrew?
Alva (עלווה) means foliage. It is said alva, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with Alva (עלווה)?
Words that rhyme with Alva (עלווה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Alva (עלווה) masculine or feminine?
The word Alva (עלווה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.