Bava (בבה) means pupil in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בָּבָה
bava
noun · feminine
In English
pupil
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הפתח דרכו נכנס האור לעין (ע"פ גזניוס), אישון. בשימוש רק בצרוף בבת עין.
כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אַחַר כָּבוֹד שְׁלָחַנִי אֶל הַגּוֹיִם הַשֹּׁלְלִים אֶתְכֶם כִּי הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּכֶם נֹגֵעַ בְּבָבַת עֵינוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּבָה
- Written without vowel points
- בבה
- Said
- bava
- Root
- ב־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Inflections
- בָּבַת־
- Gematria
- 9
This is how Bava is said in other languages.
- English
- pupil
- Arabic
- بُؤْبُؤ
- Spanish
- niña, pupila
These words mean nearly the same as Bava.
These words rhyme with Bava.
The word Bava is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Bava comes from the root ב־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Bava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bava.
What does Bava (בבה) mean in Hebrew?
Bava (בבה) means pupil. It is said bava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Bava (בבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bava (בבה) are אישון.
What rhymes with Bava (בבה)?
Words that rhyme with Bava (בבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Bava (בבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bava (בבה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.