'arava (ערבה) means willow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
willow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'arava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראסוג של עץ נשיר Salix ממשפחת הערבתיים, הגדל בעיקר על גדות נחלים. המין הנפוץ בארץ הוא ערבה מחודדת. כצמח נוי נפוצה הערבה הבוכיה שמוצאה מסין. נמנית עם ארבעת המינים.
וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ-עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'arava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲרָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- ערבה
- Said
- 'arava
- Root
- ע־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- עֲרָבוֹת או עֲרָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲרָבוֹת או עֲרָבִים
- Gematria
- 277
This is how 'arava is said in other languages.
- English
- willow
- Arabic
- صفصاف
- Russian
- ива
- French
- saule
- Spanish
- sauce
- German
- Weide
- Yiddish
- ווערבע
These words rhyme with 'arava.
The word 'arava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ערבה בוכיה
- ערבה חבוטה
- ערבי נחל
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The word 'arava comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
This is where the word 'arava comes from.
המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. כגון; ארמית: ܥܱܪܒܬ݂ܴܐ; ערבית: غَرَب.
These words come before and after 'arava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'arava.
What does 'arava (ערבה) mean in Hebrew?
'arava (ערבה) means willow. It is said 'arava, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with 'arava (ערבה)?
Words that rhyme with 'arava (ערבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is 'arava (ערבה) masculine or feminine?
The word 'arava (ערבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲרָבוֹת או עֲרָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.