Ma'arav (מערב) means west in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
west
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'arav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד מארבעת הכיוונים, הפוך למזרח ונמצא בזווית ישרה לצפון ולדרום. הכיוון שבו שוקעת השמש בערב.
וְיִירְאוּ מִמַּעֲרָב אֶת-שֵׁם יְהוָה וּמִמִּזְרַח-שֶׁמֶשׁ אֶת-כְּבוֹדוֹ כִּי-יָבוֹא כַנָּהָר צָר רוּחַ יְהוָה נֹסְסָה בוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'arav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲרָב
- Written without vowel points
- מערב
- Said
- ma'arav
- Root
- ע־ר־ב
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Inflections
- מַעֲרַב־
- Gematria
- 312
This is how Ma'arav is said in other languages.
- English
- west
- Arabic
- غرب
- Russian
- запад
- French
- ouest, occident, ponant
- Spanish
- oeste, occidente, poniente
- German
- West
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'arav.
- ימה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ma'arav.
The word Ma'arav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- המערב הפרוע
- המערב התיכון
- כרחוק מזרח ממערב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ma'arav comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'arav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'arav.
What does Ma'arav (מערב) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'arav (מערב) means west. It is said ma'arav, with the stress on rav.
What is a synonym for Ma'arav (מערב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'arav (מערב) are ימה.
What rhymes with Ma'arav (מערב)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'arav (מערב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Ma'arav (מערב) masculine or feminine?
The word Ma'arav (מערב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מערב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.