Atsuv (עצוב) means sad in Hebrew.
It can also mean unhappy. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sad, unhappy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Atsuv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חש בצער.
כִּי־כְאִשָּׁה עֲזוּבָה וַעֲצוּבַת רוּחַ, קְרָאָךְ יהוה; וְאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרִים כִּי תִמָּאֵס, אָמַר אֱלֹהָיִךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Atsuv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָצוּב
- Written without vowel points
- עצוב
- Said
- atsuv
- Root
- ע־צ־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- עֲצוּבִים
- Feminine form
- עֲצוּבָה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲצוּבָה, ר' עֲצוּבִים, נ"ר עֲצוּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 168
This is how Atsuv is said in other languages.
- English
- sad, unhappy
- French
- triste
- Spanish
- amarrido, triste
These words mean nearly the same as Atsuv.
- עגמומי
- מדוכא
- דכאוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Atsuv.
- שמח
- עליזjolly
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Atsuv.
The word Atsuv comes from the root ע־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Atsuv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Atsuv.
What does Atsuv (עצוב) mean in Hebrew?
Atsuv (עצוב) means sad and unhappy. It is said atsuv, with the stress on tsuv.
What is a synonym for Atsuv (עצוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Atsuv (עצוב) are עגמומי, מדוכא, and דכאוני.
What is the opposite of Atsuv (עצוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Atsuv (עצוב) are שמח and עליז.
What rhymes with Atsuv (עצוב)?
Words that rhyme with Atsuv (עצוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, כרוב, and שוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.