Kerev (קֶרֶב) means bowel in Hebrew.
It can also mean gut. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bowel, gut
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kerev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1באה בד"כ בלוויית ב' לפניה חלק פנימי; תוך, מרכז.
כִּי זֶה שְׁנָתַיִם הָרָעָב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ וְעוֹד חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין חָרִישׁ וְקָצִּיר.
- 2איבר פנימי בגוף.
וַיִּתְרֹצֲצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר אִם כֵּן לָמָּה זֶּה אָנֹכִי וַתֵּלֶךְ לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת יהוה.
- 3מרכז העיר, לב העיר.
אוּלַי יֵשׁ חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם לְמַעַן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּהּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kerev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶרֶב
- Written without vowel points
- קרב
- Said
- kerev
- Root
- ק־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- (ל2 בלבד) קְרָבַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' (ל2 בלבד) קְרָבַיִם
- Gematria
- 302
This is how Kerev is said in other languages.
- English
- bowel, gut
These words mean nearly the same as Kerev.
- תוך
- מעיbowel
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These words rhyme with Kerev.
The word Kerev comes from the root ק־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kerev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kerev.
What does Kerev (קֶרֶב) mean in Hebrew?
Kerev (קֶרֶב) means bowel and gut. It is said kerev, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kerev (קֶרֶב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kerev (קֶרֶב) are תוך and מעי.
What rhymes with Kerev (קֶרֶב)?
Words that rhyme with Kerev (קֶרֶב) include ערב, חרב, and גרב.
Is Kerev (קֶרֶב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kerev (קֶרֶב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is (ל2 בלבד) קְרָבַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.