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Aviv (אביב) means spring in Hebrew.

It can also mean springtime. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אָבִיב
aviv
noun · masculine
In English

spring, springtime

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Aviv.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראשבולים מוריקות בראשית הבשלתן,תבואה ירוקה בשדה.
    וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָה נֻכָּתָה; כִּי הַשְּׂעֹרָה אָבִיב, וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה גִּבְעֹל.
  2. 2
    אחת מארבע עונות השנה, עונת מעבר בין החורף לקיץ, בה מתחמם מזג האוויר והפריחה בשיאה.
  3. 3
    בהשאלהכינוי לתקופת הנעורים, לתקופה של לבלוב והתחדשות.
  4. 4
    שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Aviv is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אָבִיב
Written without vowel points
אביב
Said
aviv
Root
א־ב־ב
Pattern
קָטִיל
Plural
אֲבִיבִים
Inflections
ר' אֲבִיבִים
Gematria
15

This is how Aviv is said in other languages.

English
spring, springtime
Arabic
ربيع
Russian
весна
French
printemps
Spanish
primavera
German
Frühling
Yiddish
פֿרילינג

These words mean the opposite of Aviv.

These words rhyme with Aviv.

The word Aviv is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אביב העמים
  • בכור אביב
  • חג האביב
  • חודש האביב
  • ירקות אביב
  • נקודת השיווי של האביב
  • סנונית אחת אינה מבשרת את בוא האביב
  • תל אביב
  • באביב נעוריו

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The word Aviv comes from the root א־ב־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Aviv in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Aviv.

What does Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) means spring and springtime. It is said aviv, with the stress on viv.

What is the opposite of Aviv (⁨אביב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) are ⁨סתיו⁩.

What rhymes with Aviv (⁨אביב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) include ⁨סיב⁩, ⁨מרכיב⁩, ⁨יריב⁩, ⁨נתיב⁩, ⁨יציב⁩, and ⁨ניב⁩.

Is Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Aviv (⁨אביב⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲבִיבִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אביב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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