Kabay (כבאי) means firefighter in Hebrew.
It can also mean fireman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
firefighter, fireman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kabay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל מקצוע המתמחה בכיבוי דלקות ומניעתן.
The word Kabay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּבַּאי
- Written without vowel points
- כבאי
- Said
- kabay
- Root
- כ־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- כַּבָּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּבָּאִים; כַּבַּאי־, ר' כַּבַּאֵי־
- Gematria
- 33
This is how Kabay is said in other languages.
- English
- firefighter, fireman
- Russian
- пожарный
- Spanish
- bombero
- German
- Feuerwehrmann
- Yiddish
- פֿײַערלעשער, לעש־קאָמאַנדאָ, פֿײַער-קעמפֿער
These words mean nearly the same as Kabay.
- מכבה אש
- לוחם אש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kabay.
The word Kabay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כבאי תעופתי
- קרדום כבאים
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The word Kabay comes from the root כ־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kabay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kabay.
What does Kabay (כבאי) mean in Hebrew?
Kabay (כבאי) means firefighter and fireman. It is said kabay, with the stress on bay.
What is a synonym for Kabay (כבאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kabay (כבאי) are מכבה אש and לוחם אש.
What rhymes with Kabay (כבאי)?
Words that rhyme with Kabay (כבאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Kabay (כבאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Kabay (כבאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּבָּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כבאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.