Ma'avar (מעבר) means passage in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
passage
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ma'avar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תנועה ממקום אחד למשנהו.
- 2מקום המאפשר מעבר (1) נוח.
וַיָּקָם בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא [...] וַיַּעֲבֹר אֵת מַעֲבַר יַבֹּק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'avar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲבָר
- Written without vowel points
- מעבר
- Said
- ma'avar
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַעְבְּרוֹת או מַעֲבָרִים
- Inflections
- מַעֲבַר־; ר' מַעְבְּרוֹת או מַעֲבָרִים
- Gematria
- 312
This is how Ma'avar is said in other languages.
- English
- passage
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'avar.
- חציה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ma'avar.
These words rhyme with Ma'avar.
The word Ma'avar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גיל המעבר
- מאובן מעבר
- מעבר גבול
- מעבר חצייה
- מתכת מעבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ma'avar comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'avar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'avar.
What does Ma'avar (מעבר) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'avar (מעבר) means passage. It is said ma'avar, with the stress on var.
What is a synonym for Ma'avar (מעבר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'avar (מעבר) are חציה.
What is the opposite of Ma'avar (מעבר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ma'avar (מעבר) are מחסום.
What rhymes with Ma'avar (מעבר)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'avar (מעבר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעבר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.