Gvava (גבבה) means straw in Hebrew.
It can also mean rubbish, stubble, and mulch. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
straw, rubbish, stubble, mulch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gvava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאריות ענפים יבשים וזרדים דקים שנערמו זה על גבי זה.
- 2בהשאלהדברים חסרי חשיבות, דיבורים חסרי טעם וערך, פסולת.
- 3כל המוצקים הגסים המצטברים על סבכת סינון של ביוב.
- 4שיירי חמרים אורגניים (בעיקר) או אחרים המשמשים לחיפוי קרקע.
The word Gvava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּבָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- גבבה
- Said
- gvava
- Root
- ג־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- גבָבות
- Inflections
- ר' גבָבות; גבָבַת־, ר' גבָבות־; כ' גבָבָתו
- Gematria
- 12
This is how Gvava is said in other languages.
- English
- straw, rubbish, stubble, mulch
These words mean nearly the same as Gvava.
- גבב|גבב
- פסולתjunk
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These words rhyme with Gvava.
The word Gvava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קש וגבבה
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The word Gvava comes from the root ג־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Gvava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gvava.
What does Gvava (גבבה) mean in Hebrew?
Gvava (גבבה) means straw, rubbish, and stubble. It is said gvava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Gvava (גבבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gvava (גבבה) are גבב|גבב and פסולת.
What rhymes with Gvava (גבבה)?
Words that rhyme with Gvava (גבבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Gvava (גבבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Gvava (גבבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גבָבות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גבבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.