Gev (גֵּב) means cistern in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cistern
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שקע בקרקע שעומדים בו מים.
וַיֹּאמֶר, כֹּה אָמַר יהוה; עָשׂה הַנַּחַל הַזֶּה גֵּבִים גֵּבִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּב
- Written without vowel points
- גב
- Said
- gev
- Root
- ג־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- גֵּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' גֵּבִים
- Gematria
- 5
This is how Gev is said in other languages.
- English
- cistern
- Spanish
- cisterna
These words mean nearly the same as Gev.
- גבא
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These words rhyme with Gev.
The word Gev comes from the root ג־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Gev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gev.
What does Gev (גֵּב) mean in Hebrew?
Gev (גֵּב) means cistern. It is said gev, with the stress on gev.
What is a synonym for Gev (גֵּב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gev (גֵּב) are גבא.
What rhymes with Gev (גֵּב)?
Words that rhyme with Gev (גֵּב) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and חרב.
Is Gev (גֵּב) masculine or feminine?
The word Gev (גֵּב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גֵּבִים.
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.