Dov (דוב) means bear in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bear
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Dov.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חיה טורפת גדולה, כבדת־גוף, עוטה פרווה סמיכה. הדוב הוא אומניבור, אוכל־כל, וחי על טרף מן החי כמו מן הצומח.
וַיִּפֶן אַחֲרָיו וַיִּרְאֵם, וַיְקַלְלֵם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה; וַתֵּצֶאנָה שְׁתַּיִם דֻּבִּים מִן-הַיַּעַר...
- 2סלנגגבר שעיר מאוד ובעל גוף, בייחוד מקהילת הלהט"ב.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dov is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֹּב
- Written without vowel points
- דוב
- Said
- dov
- Root
- ד־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- דֻּבִּים
- Feminine form
- דֻּבָּה
- Inflections
- נ' דֻּבָּה; ר' דֻּבִּים; דֹּב־ ר' דֻּבֵּי־
- Gematria
- 12
This is how Dov is said in other languages.
- English
- bear
- Arabic
- دب
- Russian
- медведь
- French
- ours
- Spanish
- oso
- German
- Bär
- Yiddish
- בער
These words mean nearly the same as Dov.
- למך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dov.
The word Dov is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דוב קוטב
- דוב ים
- דוב לבן
- דוב נמלים
- הליכת דוב
- חיבוק דוב
- כדוב שכול בשדה
- לא דובים ולא יער
- שירות דוב
- חונק הדוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Dov comes from the root ד־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Dov in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dov.
What does Dov (דוב) mean in Hebrew?
Dov (דוב) means bear. It is said dov, with the stress on dov.
What is a synonym for Dov (דוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dov (דוב) are למך.
What rhymes with Dov (דוב)?
Words that rhyme with Dov (דוב) include טוב, צהוב, רוב, יעקוב, קרוב, and קרוב.
Is Dov (דוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Dov (דוב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דֻּבִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.