Kirva (קרבה) means closeness in Hebrew.
It can also mean proximity. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
closeness, proximity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kirva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היות הדבר קרוב.
וְאוֹתִי יוֹם יוֹם יִדְרֹשׁוּן, וְדַעַת דְּרָכַי יֶחְפָּצוּן – כְּגוֹי אֲשֶׁר־צְדָקָה עָשָׂה, וּמִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהָיו לֹא עָזָב; יִשְׁאָלוּנִי מִשְׁפְּטֵי־צֶדֶק, קִרְבַת אֱלֹהִים יֶחְפָּצוּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kirva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִרְבָה
- Written without vowel points
- קרבה
- Said
- kirva
- Root
- ק־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Inflections
- קִרְבַת־
- Gematria
- 307
This is how Kirva is said in other languages.
- English
- closeness, proximity
- German
- Nähe
These words mean nearly the same as Kirva.
- אינטימיות
- סמיכות?
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kirva.
- מרחק
- ריחוק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kirva.
The word Kirva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תחושת קרבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kirva comes from the root ק־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kirva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kirva.
What does Kirva (קרבה) mean in Hebrew?
Kirva (קרבה) means closeness and proximity. It is said kirva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Kirva (קרבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kirva (קרבה) are אינטימיות and סמיכות.
What is the opposite of Kirva (קרבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kirva (קרבה) are מרחק and ריחוק.
What rhymes with Kirva (קרבה)?
Words that rhyme with Kirva (קרבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.