Gavia' (גביע) means chalice in Hebrew.
It can also mean goblet and cup. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chalice, goblet, cup
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gavia'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעין כוס בעלת רגל, המשמשת לשתייה בעיקר באירועים רשמיים.
וַיְחַפֵּשׂ בַּגָּדוֹל הֵחֵל וּבַקָּטֹן כִּלָּה; וַיִּמָּצֵא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּאַמְתַּחַת בִּנְיָמִן.
- 2בוטניקההחלק החיצוני של הפרח, המהווה חלק מהעטיף. בפרח טיפוסי, עלי הגביע נמצאים מתחת לעלי הכותרת.
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר, מִקְשָׁה תֵּיעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה; יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ, גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיוּ.
- 3ספורטפרס המוענק לזוכה בתחרות, שצורתו כצורת אותה הכוס.
- 4ספורט, בהשאלהתחרות ספורט רשמית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gavia' is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּבִיעַ
- Written without vowel points
- גביע
- Said
- gavia'
- Root
- ג־ב־ע
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- גְּבִיעִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּבִיעִים; גְּבִיעַ־
- Gematria
- 85
This is how Gavia' is said in other languages.
- English
- chalice, goblet, cup
- Arabic
- كأس
- Russian
- кубок
- French
- calice, coupe
- Spanish
- copa, cáliz
- German
- Kelch, Pokal
These words mean nearly the same as Gavia'.
- קובעת
- כוס יין
- מפתח גביעsocket
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gavia'.
The word Gavia' is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גביע גלידה
- גביע האלופות
- גביע העולם
- הגביע הקדוש
- עלי גביע
- מפתח גביע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gavia' comes from the root ג־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Gavia' in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gavia'.
What does Gavia' (גביע) mean in Hebrew?
Gavia' (גביע) means chalice, goblet, and cup. It is said gavia', with the stress on vi.
What is a synonym for Gavia' (גביע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gavia' (גביע) are קובעת, כוס יין, and מפתח גביע.
What rhymes with Gavia' (גביע)?
Words that rhyme with Gavia' (גביע) include רקיע, קליע, יציע, and תקיע.
Is Gavia' (גביע) masculine or feminine?
The word Gavia' (גביע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּבִיעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גביע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.