Av (אָב) means wish in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אָב
av
noun · masculine
In English
wish
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.
- 1מאווה, דבר רצוי או נחשק.
The word Av is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָב
- Written without vowel points
- אב
- Said
- av
- Root
- א־ב־ה
- Gematria
- 3
This is how Av is said in other languages.
- English
- wish
- French
- désir
- German
- Wunsch
These words rhyme with Av.
The word Av comes from the root א־ב־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Av comes from.
מן הפועל אבה.
These words come before and after Av in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Av.
What does Av (אָב) mean in Hebrew?
Av (אָב) means wish. It is said av, with the stress on av.
What rhymes with Av (אָב)?
Words that rhyme with Av (אָב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and מרחב.
Is Av (אָב) masculine or feminine?
The word Av (אָב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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