Kava (כווה) means hatchway in Hebrew.
It can also mean hatch, window, port, and aperture. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hatchway, hatch, window, port
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אשנב, צוהר.
- 2ימאות(א) פתח גדול בסיפון אונייה המצויד במכסה אטים למים ומשמש להכנסה ולהוצאה של מטען; (ב) באוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: פתח רחב בסיפון העליון ובכל אחד מסיפוני התותחים, מצויד בגרם מדרגות, למעבר מסיפון לסיפון; (ג) פתח מצויד במכסה בסיפון כלי שיט, בצריח טנק, בתקרת רכב משורין, במכל וכו' המשמש לכניסה ויציאת אנשים וציודם.
The word Kava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּוָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כווה
- Said
- kava
- Plural
- כַּוּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּוּוֹת; כַּוַּת־, ר' כַּוּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 37
This is how Kava is said in other languages.
- English
- hatchway, hatch, window, port, aperture
These words mean nearly the same as Kava.
- מדף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kava.
The word Kava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מכסה כווה
- כוות אדם
- כות איש
- כוות הירדה
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These words come before and after Kava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kava.
What does Kava (כווה) mean in Hebrew?
Kava (כווה) means hatchway, hatch, and window. It is said kava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Kava (כווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kava (כווה) are מדף.
What rhymes with Kava (כווה)?
Words that rhyme with Kava (כווה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Kava (כווה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kava (כווה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּוּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.