'ave (עבה) means thick in Hebrew.
It can also mean deep. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thick, deep
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for 'ave.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקרארחב בצדדים, שָׁמֵן.
כֹּה תְּדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם: קׇטׇנִּי עָבָה מִמׇּתְנֵי אָבִי.
- 2לשון חז"לסמיך.
- 3לשון חז"לקול עבה - קול נמוך.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ave is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָבֶה
- Written without vowel points
- עבה
- Said
- 'ave
- Root
- ע־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- עָבִים
- Feminine form
- עָבַה
- Inflections
- נ' עָבַה, עָבַת־; ר׳ עָבִים, עָבֵי־; נ"ר עָבוֹת; עַב־
- Gematria
- 77
This is how 'ave is said in other languages.
- English
- thick, deep
These words mean nearly the same as 'ave.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of 'ave.
- צר
- דק
- דליל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with 'ave.
The word 'ave comes from the root ע־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ave in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ave.
What does 'ave (עבה) mean in Hebrew?
'ave (עבה) means thick and deep. It is said 'ave, with the stress on ve.
What is a synonym for 'ave (עבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'ave (עבה) are עב and סמיך.
What is the opposite of 'ave (עבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of 'ave (עבה) are צר, דק, and דליל.
What rhymes with 'ave (עבה)?
Words that rhyme with 'ave (עבה) include רובה, שווה, גובה, נווה, מקווה, and הווה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.