Kav hamashve (קו המשווה) means equator in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה
kav hamashve
noun · masculine
In English
equator
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kav hamashve.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קו רוחב המקיף את כדור הארץ, ומחלקו לשני חלקים שווים.
The word Kav hamashve is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה
- Written without vowel points
- קו המשווה
- Said
- kav hamashve
- Root
- ק־ו־ה
- Gematria
- 468
This is how Kav hamashve is said in other languages.
- English
- equator
- Arabic
- خط الاستواء
- Russian
- экватор
- French
- équateur
- Spanish
- ecuador
- German
- Äquator
The word Kav hamashve is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קו המשווה השמימי
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The word Kav hamashve comes from the root ק־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kav hamashve in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kav hamashve.
What does Kav hamashve (קו המשווה) mean in Hebrew?
Kav hamashve (קו המשווה) means equator. It is said kav hamashve, with the stress on ve.
Is Kav hamashve (קו המשווה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kav hamashve (קו המשווה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קו המשוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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