'arava (עֲרָבָה) means savanna in Hebrew.
It can also mean prairie and steppe. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
savanna, prairie, steppe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'arava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חבל ארץ מישורי שבו כמות המשקעים מספקת אך לעצים מעטים ולצומח עשבוני.
רְאוּ אָנֹכִי מִתְמַהְמֵהַּ בְּעַרְבוֹת הַמִּדְבָּר עַד בּוֹא דָבָר מֵעִמָּכֶם לְהַגִּיד לִי.
- 2אזור מישורי בארץ ישראל המשתרע מים המלח ועד מפרץ אילת.
וְהָעֲרָבָה עַד יָם כִּנְרוֹת מִזְרָחָה וְעַד יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם הַמֶּלַח מִזְרָחָה דֶּרֶךְ בֵּית הַיְשִׁמוֹת וּמִתֵּימָן תַּחַת אַשְׁדּוֹת הַפִּסְגָּה.
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
- Inflections
- ר' עֲרָבוֹת
- Gematria
- 277
This is how 'arava is said in other languages.
- English
- savanna, prairie, steppe
- Spanish
- sabana, pampa, pradera
These words rhyme with 'arava.
The word 'arava comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after 'arava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'arava.
What does 'arava (עֲרָבָה) mean in Hebrew?
'arava (עֲרָבָה) means savanna, prairie, and steppe. It is said 'arava, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with 'arava (עֲרָבָה)?
Words that rhyme with 'arava (עֲרָבָה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is 'arava (עֲרָבָה) masculine or feminine?
The word 'arava (עֲרָבָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲרָבוֹת.
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.