Av (עב) means cloud in Hebrew.
It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cloud
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Av.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גוש מסיבי של טיפות מים או חלקיקי קרח המרחפים באוויר.
יהוה בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר, בְּצַעְדְּךָ מִשְּׂדֵה אֱדוֹם; אֶרֶץ רָעָשָׁה גַּם שָׁמַיִם נָטָפוּ, גַּם עָבִים נָטְפוּ מָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Av is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- עָב
- Written without vowel points
- עב
- Said
- av
- Root
- ע־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- עָבִים או עָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר׳ עָבִים או עָבוֹת; עַב־, ר׳ עָבֵי־ או עֲבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 72
This is how Av is said in other languages.
- English
- cloud
- Arabic
- سحابة
- Yiddish
- וואָלקן
These words mean nearly the same as Av.
These words rhyme with Av.
The word Av is part of these phrases and sayings.
- התקשרו שמים בעבים
- עב חשרה
- ראשו לעב יגיע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Av comes from the root ע־ו־ב, like these words.
This is where the word Av comes from.
מקביל לסורית (עַיְבָא). ברוב ההופעות במקרא "עָב" מופיע בהקשר לירידת גשם, ויש שטענו על פי זה שהוא מתאר ענני שכבות נמוכים.
These words come before and after Av in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Av.
What does Av (עב) mean in Hebrew?
Av (עב) means cloud. It is said av, with the stress on av.
What is a synonym for Av (עב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Av (עב) are ענן, נשיא, and עריף.
What rhymes with Av (עב)?
Words that rhyme with Av (עב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Av (עב) masculine or feminine?
The word Av (עב) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is עָבִים או עָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.