Arov (ערוב) means swarm in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָרוֹב
arov
noun · masculine
In English
swarm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arov.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראלהקת בע"ח שהייתה המכה הרביעית במכות מצרים.
כִּי אִם-אֵינְךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת-עַמִּי הִנְנִי מַשְׁלִיחַ בְּךָ וּבַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּבְעַמְּךָ וּבְבָתֶּיךָ אֶת-הֶעָרֹב וּמָלְאוּ בָּתֵּי מִצְרַיִם אֶת-הֶעָרֹב וְגַם הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר-הֵם עָלֶיהָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arov is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָרוֹב
- Written without vowel points
- ערוב
- Said
- arov
- Root
- ע־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Gematria
- 278
This is how Arov is said in other languages.
- English
- swarm
These words rhyme with Arov.
The word Arov comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Arov in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arov.
What does Arov (ערוב) mean in Hebrew?
Arov (ערוב) means swarm. It is said arov, with the stress on rov.
What rhymes with Arov (ערוב)?
Words that rhyme with Arov (ערוב) include טוב, צהוב, רוב, יעקוב, דוב, and קרוב.
Is Arov (ערוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Arov (ערוב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.