Kluv (כלוב) means cage in Hebrew.
It can also mean basket. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cage, basket
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Kluv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתקן מסורג שבו כולאים חיות לשם גידול, העברה ממקום למקום, וכדומה.
כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא עוֹף, כֵּן בָּתֵּיהֶם מְלֵאִים מִרְמָה; עַל־כֵּן גָּדְלוּ, וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ.
- 2ארכאיסל.
כֹּה הִרְאַנִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְהִנֵּה כְּלוּב קָיִץ. וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה עָמוֹס, וָאֹמַר כְּלוּב קָיִץ...
- 3מתקן כליאה (ירמיהו ה' כ"ז)
- 4סל (עמוס ח' ב')
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kluv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּלוּב
- Written without vowel points
- כלוב
- Said
- kluv
- Root
- כ־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קְטוּל
- Plural
- כְּלוּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלוּבִים; כְּלוּב־, ר' כְּלוּבֵי־; כ' כְּלוּבִי, כְּלוּבְךָ, כְּלוּבְכֶם
- Gematria
- 58
This is how Kluv is said in other languages.
- English
- cage, basket
- Arabic
- قَفَص, سلّة
- Russian
- клетка, корзина
- French
- cage, panier
- Spanish
- jaula, cesta
- German
- Käfig, Korb
These words mean nearly the same as Kluv.
- מכלאה
- טנאbasket
- מלונה
- סוגר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kluv.
The word Kluv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כלוב סוללה
- כלוב פאראדיי
- כלוב של זהב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kluv comes from the root כ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kluv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kluv.
What does Kluv (כלוב) mean in Hebrew?
Kluv (כלוב) means cage and basket. It is said kluv, with the stress on kluv.
What is a synonym for Kluv (כלוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kluv (כלוב) are מכלאה, טנא, מלונה, and סוגר.
What rhymes with Kluv (כלוב)?
Words that rhyme with Kluv (כלוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and כרוב.
Is Kluv (כלוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kluv (כלוב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּלוּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.