Gaven (גוון) means shade in Hebrew.
It can also mean hue and nuance. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shade, hue, nuance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gaven.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תפיסה חושית של האור הנראה, בפרט אורך הגל.
- 2בהשאלההבדל קטן, ניואנס.
- 3בשפה הטכנית מבדילים בין גוון, בהירות ורוויה של צבעים, אך בלשון העממית המונח גון יכול לכלול גם את ההבדלים האחרים.
The word Gaven is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּוֶן
- Written without vowel points
- גוון
- Said
- gaven
- Pattern
- קָוֶל
- Plural
- גְּוָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּוָנִים; גּוֹן־, ר' גּוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Gaven is said in other languages.
- English
- shade, hue, nuance
- Russian
- оттенок, нюанс
- French
- teinte, nuance
- Spanish
- matiz
- German
- Farbton
These words mean nearly the same as Gaven.
- היבט
- עין
- צבע
- תבליןspice
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These words rhyme with Gaven.
The word Gaven is part of these phrases and sayings.
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What does Gaven (גוון) mean in Hebrew?
Gaven (גוון) means shade, hue, and nuance. It is said gaven, with the stress on ga.
What is a synonym for Gaven (גוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gaven (גוון) are היבט, עין, צבע, and תבלין.
What rhymes with Gaven (גוון)?
Words that rhyme with Gaven (גוון) include אוון.
Is Gaven (גוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Gaven (גוון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּוָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.