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Barvaz (ברווז) means duck in Hebrew.

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

בַּרְוָז
barvaz
noun · masculine
In English

duck, cleat

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Barvaz.

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

  1. 1
    עוף־מים ממשפחת הברווזיים, קטן יותר מן האווז או הברבור ולו מקור שטוח וקרומי שחייה בין אצבעות רגליו.
  2. 2
    ימאות, סלנגמאחז בעל שתי קרניים לקשירת חבל.
  3. 3
    הלחם בסיסים ע"פ הצירוף שב בן האווז. (ראו גם ברנש)
  4. 4
    Утка – "אוּטְקָה", בשל הדמיון לברווז השוחה במים. ועד הלשון העברית, מונחי ספנות (ת"ש-תש"א), 1940.

The word Barvaz is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
בַּרְוָז
Written without vowel points
ברווז
Said
barvaz
Plural
בָּרְוָזִים
Inflections
ר' בָּרְוָזִים; בָּרְוַז־, ר' בָּרְוָזֵי־
Gematria
221

This is how Barvaz is said in other languages.

English
duck, cleat
Russian
утка
French
canard, taquet
Spanish
pato, ánade, cornamusa
German
Ente, Klampe

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What does Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) means duck and cleat. It is said barvaz, with the stress on vaz.

What is a synonym for Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) are ⁨מאחז שליבה⁩ and ⁨מאחז דו קרני⁩.

What rhymes with Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) include ⁨גז⁩, ⁨מרכז⁩, ⁨ארגז⁩, ⁨פגז⁩, ⁨אז⁩, and ⁨רז⁩.

Is Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Barvaz (⁨ברווז⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨בָּרְוָזִים⁩.

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

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