Lulav (לולב) means lulav in Hebrew.
It can also mean sprout and shoot. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לוּלָב
lulav
noun · masculine
In English
lulav, sprout, shoot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Lulav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לניצן הדקל שעלעליו טרם נפרדו זה מזה. אחד מארבעת המינים שמברכים עליהם בחג הסוכות.
- 2לשון חז"לענף צעיר, צמיחה חדשה.
- 3אנגלית: lulav
- 4אנגלית: sprout, shoot
The word Lulav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לוּלָב
- Written without vowel points
- לולב
- Said
- lulav
- Root
- ל־ב־ל־ב
- Plural
- לוּלָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' לוּלָבִים; ס' לוּלַב־, ס"ר לוּלְבֵי־
- Gematria
- 68
This is how Lulav is said in other languages.
- English
- lulav, sprout, shoot
These words mean nearly the same as Lulav.
These words rhyme with Lulav.
The word Lulav comes from the root ל־ב־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Lulav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lulav.
What does Lulav (לולב) mean in Hebrew?
Lulav (לולב) means lulav, sprout, and shoot. It is said lulav, with the stress on lav.
What is a synonym for Lulav (לולב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lulav (לולב) are כפות תמרים.
What rhymes with Lulav (לולב)?
Words that rhyme with Lulav (לולב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Lulav (לולב) masculine or feminine?
The word Lulav (לולב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לוּלָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לולב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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