Esev (עשב) means herb in Hebrew.
It can also mean grass and weed. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
herb, grass, weed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Esev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמחים ירוקים בעלי פרחים וזרעים, בד"כ נמוכים, שאין להם חלקים מעוצים.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא, עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע; עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ, אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ בוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ – וַיְהִי כֵן.
- 2סלנגכנוי לחשיש או למריחואנה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Esev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵשֶׂב
- Written without vowel points
- עשב
- Said
- esev
- Root
- ע־ש־ב
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- עֲשָׂבִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲשָׂבִים, עִשְׂבֵי־ (במקרא: עִשְּׂבֵי־)
- Gematria
- 372
This is how Esev is said in other languages.
- English
- herb, grass, weed
- Arabic
- عشب
- Russian
- трава
- French
- herbe
- Spanish
- hierba
- German
- Kraut
These words mean nearly the same as Esev.
The word Esev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עשב השדה
- עשב רע
- עשב שוטה
- עשב תיבול
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The word Esev comes from the root ע־ש־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Esev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Esev.
What does Esev (עשב) mean in Hebrew?
Esev (עשב) means herb, grass, and weed. It is said esev, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Esev (עשב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Esev (עשב) are דשא and חשיש.
Is Esev (עשב) masculine or feminine?
The word Esev (עשב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲשָׂבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.