Erev (ערב) means eve in Hebrew.
It can also mean evening. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
eve, evening
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Erev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעות היום בסביבות שקיעת השמש לקראת תחילת הלילה.
בִּנְיָמִין זְאֵב יִטְרָף בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכַל עַד וְלָעֶרֶב יְחַלֵּק שָׁלָל
- 2בהשאלההיום שלפני כניסת חג או שבת.
- 3בהשאלהזמן קצר לפני ארוע.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Erev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶרֶב
- Written without vowel points
- ערב
- Said
- erev
- Root
- ע־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- עֲרָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲרָבִים; עֶרֶב־, ר' עַרְבֵי־
- Gematria
- 272
This is how Erev is said in other languages.
- English
- eve, evening
- Arabic
- مساء
- Russian
- вечер
- French
- soir
- Spanish
- tarde
- German
- Abend
- Yiddish
- אָוונט
These words mean nearly the same as Erev.
These words mean the opposite of Erev.
- בוקר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Erev.
The word Erev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בגדי ערב
- בין ערביים
- דמדומי ערב
- לימודי ערב
- לפנות ערב
- מהדורת ערב
- מסמר הערב
- ערב חג
- ערב שבת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Erev comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Erev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Erev.
What does Erev (ערב) mean in Hebrew?
Erev (ערב) means eve and evening. It is said erev, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Erev (ערב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Erev (ערב) are בין השמשות.
What is the opposite of Erev (ערב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Erev (ערב) are בוקר.
What rhymes with Erev (ערב)?
Words that rhyme with Erev (ערב) include חרב, קרב, and גרב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.