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Gaava (גאווה) means pride in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גַּאֲוָה
gaava
noun · feminine
In English

pride

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gaava.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    רגש של סיפוק ורוממות רוח הנובעים מתחושה (מודעת או בלתי מודעת) של עליונות על פני הזולת, שמקורה בהימצאות איכות מסוימת שאינה נמצאת (כביכול) אצל הזולת.
    אַשְׁרֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי כָמוֹךָ עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהֹוָה מָגֵן עֶזְרֶךָ וַאֲשֶׁר-חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ וְיִכָּחֲשׁוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ לָךְ וְאַתָּה עַל-בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ תִדְרֹךְ
  2. 2
    בהשאלההפגנתיות של יחסים הומוסקסואלים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Gaava is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
גַּאֲוָה
Written without vowel points
גאווה
Said
gaava
Root
ג־א־ה
Pattern
קַטְלָה
Plural
גַּאֲווֹת
Inflections
ר' גַּאֲווֹת; גַּאֲוַת־, ר' גַּאֲווֹת־
Gematria
21

This is how Gaava is said in other languages.

English
pride
Arabic
فخر, كبرياء
Russian
гордость
French
fierté
Spanish
orgullo

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These words rhyme with Gaava.

The word Gaava is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Gaava comes from the root ג־א־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Gaava in the dictionary.

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What does Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩) means pride. It is said gaava, with the stress on va.

What is a synonym for Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩) are ⁨גאון⁩, ⁨גאיון⁩, ⁨יוהרה⁩, ⁨יהירות⁩, ⁨רהב⁩, and ⁨גבהות לב⁩.

What is the opposite of Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩) are ⁨בושה⁩, ⁨כלימה⁩, ⁨הדדיות⁩, ⁨שותפות⁩, ⁨אהבה⁩, and ⁨ענווה⁩.

What rhymes with Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gaava (⁨גאווה⁩) include ⁨צבא⁩, ⁨סביבה⁩, ⁨מחשבה⁩, ⁨כתיבה⁩, ⁨תגובה⁩, and ⁨אהבה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גאוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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