Gav (גב) means back in Hebrew.
It can also mean height. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
back, height
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק הגוף מהעורף עד השת אצל האדם ובעלי־חיים. אחורי הגוף באדם, ואצל בעלי־חיים בעלי רגליים, הצד העליון של הגוף כשהם עומדים על הקרקע.
- 2לשון המקראחלק עליון; מה שגבוה מעל סביבתו.
וַתִּבְנִי לָךְ גָּב וַתַּעֲשִׂי לָךְ רָמָה בְּכָל רְחוֹב.
- 3בהשאלהשעליו מוסיפים דבר.
- 4סלנגאנשים המוכנים ומזומנים לסייע לאדם מסוים בעת קטטה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּב
- Written without vowel points
- גב
- Said
- gav
- Root
- ג־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- גַּבִּים גם גַּבּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גַּבִּים גם גַּבּוֹת; גַּב־, ר' גַּבֵּי־
- Gematria
- 5
This is how Gav is said in other languages.
- English
- back, height
- Arabic
- ظهر
- Spanish
- espalda, envés
These words rhyme with Gav.
The word Gav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אף על גב
- גב ההר
- גבות עינים
- הפנה את הגב
- מאחורי גבו
- סכין בגב
- על גבי
- תיק גב
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The word Gav comes from the root ג־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Gav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gav.
What does Gav (גב) mean in Hebrew?
Gav (גב) means back and height. It is said gav, with the stress on gav.
What rhymes with Gav (גב)?
Words that rhyme with Gav (גב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Gav (גב) masculine or feminine?
The word Gav (גב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּבִּים גם גַּבּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.