Etsev (עצב) means sorrow in Hebrew.
It can also mean sadness. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sorrow, sadness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Etsev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחושה קשה ולא נעימה, מועקה; רגש שלילי, נסיבתי פחות או יותר או לחלופין הנגרם עקב גורם חיצוני שמנגד.
בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר וְלֹא יוֹסִף עֶצֶב עִמָּהּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Etsev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶצֶב
- Written without vowel points
- עצב
- Said
- etsev
- Root
- ע־צ־ב
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- עֶצֶב־
- Gematria
- 162
This is how Etsev is said in other languages.
- English
- sorrow, sadness
- Arabic
- حُزْن
- Russian
- печаль, горе
These words mean nearly the same as Etsev.
- זעף
- יגון
- צער
- תוגהgrief
- דיכדוךdismay
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Etsev.
- אושר
- עליצות
- שמחהjoy
- שביעות רצון
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The word Etsev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לחם עצב
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The word Etsev comes from the root ע־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Etsev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Etsev.
What does Etsev (עצב) mean in Hebrew?
Etsev (עצב) means sorrow and sadness. It is said etsev, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Etsev (עצב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Etsev (עצב) are זעף, יגון, צער, תוגה, and דיכדוך.
What is the opposite of Etsev (עצב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Etsev (עצב) are אושר, עליצות, שמחה, and שביעות רצון.
Is Etsev (עצב) masculine or feminine?
The word Etsev (עצב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.