Gviya (גווייה) means body in Hebrew.
It can also mean corpse. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
body, corpse
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gviya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גוף. עפ"ר גוף המת
וַיָּשָׁב מִיָּמִים לְקַחְתָּהּ וַיָּסַר לִרְאוֹת אֵת מַפֶּלֶת הָאַרְיֵה וְהִנֵּה עֲדַת דְּבוֹרִים בִּגְוִיַּת הָאַרְיֵה וּדְבָשׁ.
- 2איבר המין הזכרי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gviya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּוִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- גווייה
- Said
- gviya
- Root
- ג־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- גְּוִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- גְּוִיַּת־; ר' גְּוִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 40
This is how Gviya is said in other languages.
- English
- body, corpse
These words mean nearly the same as Gviya.
- גופהcorpse
- פגר
- נבלה
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These words rhyme with Gviya.
The word Gviya comes from the root ג־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Gviya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gviya.
What does Gviya (גווייה) mean in Hebrew?
Gviya (גווייה) means body and corpse. It is said gviya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Gviya (גווייה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gviya (גווייה) are גופה, פגר, and נבלה.
What rhymes with Gviya (גווייה)?
Words that rhyme with Gviya (גווייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Gviya (גווייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Gviya (גווייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גְּוִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גויה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.