This is what the Hebrew word Hava (הוה) means.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַוָּה
hava
noun · feminine
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אסון. מקרה מצער. צרה.
הַשַּׂר שֹׁאֵל וְהַשֹּׁפֵט בַּשִּׁלּוּם וְהַגָּדוֹל דֹּבֵר הַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַוָּה
- Written without vowel points
- הוה
- Said
- hava
- Root
- ה־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- הַוּוֹת
- Inflections
- הַוַּת־, ר' הַוּוֹת
- Gematria
- 16
These words mean nearly the same as Hava.
- שבר
- צרה
- איד
- דאבוןanguish
- פיד
- חכך
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The word Hava comes from the root ה־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Hava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hava.
What is a synonym for Hava (הוה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hava (הוה) are שבר, צרה, איד, דאבון, פיד, and חכך.
Is Hava (הוה) masculine or feminine?
The word Hava (הוה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is הַוּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.