Atsav (עָצָב) means nerve in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָצָב
atsav
noun · masculine
In English
nerve
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Atsav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צבר סיבים המעבירים תחושות פיזיות, בפרט כאב.
The word Atsav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָצָב
- Written without vowel points
- עצב
- Said
- atsav
- Root
- ע־צ־ב
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- עֲצַבִּים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲצַבִּים; עֲצַב־, ר' עֲצַבֵּי־
- Gematria
- 162
This is how Atsav is said in other languages.
- English
- nerve
- Arabic
- عصب
- Russian
- Нерв
These words rhyme with Atsav.
The word Atsav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- התמוטטות עצבים
- מלחמת עצבים
- מערכת העצבים
- מרכז העצבים
- עלה על העצבים
- עצבים מתוחים
- תפס עצבים
- עצב חשוף
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The word Atsav comes from the root ע־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Atsav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Atsav.
What does Atsav (עָצָב) mean in Hebrew?
Atsav (עָצָב) means nerve. It is said atsav, with the stress on tsav.
What rhymes with Atsav (עָצָב)?
Words that rhyme with Atsav (עָצָב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Atsav (עָצָב) masculine or feminine?
The word Atsav (עָצָב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲצַבִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.