Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) means latitude in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַו רֹחַב
kav rokhav
noun · masculine
In English
latitude
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kav rokhav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קו מדומה העובר לרוחבו של כדור הארץ - מהמזרח למערב.
The word Kav rokhav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַו רֹחַב
- Written without vowel points
- קו רוחב
- Said
- kav rokhav
- Root
- ק־ו־ה
- Plural
- קַוֵּי רֹחַב
- Inflections
- ר' קַוֵּי רֹחַב
- Gematria
- 322
This is how Kav rokhav is said in other languages.
- English
- latitude
- Russian
- широта
These words mean the opposite of Kav rokhav.
- מצהר
- קו אורךlongitude
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The word Kav rokhav comes from the root ק־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kav rokhav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kav rokhav.
What does Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) mean in Hebrew?
Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) means latitude. It is said kav rokhav, with the stress on ro.
What is the opposite of Kav rokhav (קו רוחב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) are מצהר and קו אורך.
Is Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kav rokhav (קו רוחב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קַוֵּי רֹחַב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קו רחב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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