Galav (גלב) means barber in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גַּלָּב
galav
noun · masculine
In English
barber
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Galav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שמקצועו גזירת השיערות ועיצובן.
וְאַתָּה בֶן אָדָם קַח לְךָ חֶרֶב חַדָּה, תַּעַר הַגַּלָּבִים תִּקָּחֶנָּה לָּךְ, וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ עַל רֹאשְׁךָ וְעַל זְקָנֶךָ ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Galav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּלָּב
- Written without vowel points
- גלב
- Said
- galav
- Root
- ג־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- גַּלָּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' גַּלָּבִים
- Gematria
- 35
This is how Galav is said in other languages.
- English
- barber
- Arabic
- حلاق
- Russian
- парикмахер
- French
- coupe
- Spanish
- peluquero
- German
- Friseur
These words mean nearly the same as Galav.
These words rhyme with Galav.
These words come before and after Galav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Galav.
What does Galav (גלב) mean in Hebrew?
Galav (גלב) means barber. It is said galav, with the stress on lav.
What is a synonym for Galav (גלב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Galav (גלב) are ספר and גלח.
What rhymes with Galav (גלב)?
Words that rhyme with Galav (גלב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Galav (גלב) masculine or feminine?
The word Galav (גלב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּלָּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.