Derech agav (דרך אגב) means By the way in Hebrew.
It is a noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דֶּרֶךְ אַגַּב
derech agav
noun
In English
By the way
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Derech agav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהזדמנות, תוך כדי־כך; לעשות דבר או לאמר דבר תוך כדי עשיית או אמירת דבר־מה אחר שאינו קשור ישירות.
The word Derech agav is a noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֶּרֶךְ אַגַּב
- Written without vowel points
- דרך אגב
- Said
- derech agav
- Root
- ד־ר־כ
- Gematria
- 230
This is how Derech agav is said in other languages.
- English
- By the way
- Arabic
- على فِكْرَة
These words mean nearly the same as Derech agav.
The word Derech agav comes from the root ד־ר־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Derech agav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Derech agav.
What does Derech agav (דרך אגב) mean in Hebrew?
Derech agav (דרך אגב) means By the way. It is said derech agav, with the stress on de.
What is a synonym for Derech agav (דרך אגב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Derech agav (דרך אגב) are אפרופו.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דרך אגב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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