Bav (בב) means gangway in Hebrew.
It can also mean port. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בָּב
bav
noun · masculine
In English
gangway, port
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותפתח במעקה הסיפון הגלוי של אונייה או בדופנה, להכנסת מטען או לכניסת אנשים.
The word Bav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּב
- Written without vowel points
- בב
- Said
- bav
- Root
- ב־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קָל
- Plural
- בָּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּבִים; בָּב־, בָּבֵי־
- Gematria
- 4
This is how Bav is said in other languages.
- English
- gangway, port
These words rhyme with Bav.
The word Bav is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Bav comes from the root ב־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Bav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bav.
What does Bav (בב) mean in Hebrew?
Bav (בב) means gangway and port. It is said bav, with the stress on bav.
What rhymes with Bav (בב)?
Words that rhyme with Bav (בב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Bav (בב) masculine or feminine?
The word Bav (בב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.