Ma'ave (מעבה) means thicket in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thicket
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'ave.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איזור צפוף ודחוס.
בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צָרְתָן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'ave is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲבֶה
- Written without vowel points
- מעבה
- Said
- ma'ave
- Root
- ע־ב־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Inflections
- מַעבֵה-, מַעבים, מַעבֵי-
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Ma'ave is said in other languages.
- English
- thicket
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'ave.
- דחוס
- עוביthickness
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ma'ave.
- רפוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ma'ave.
The word Ma'ave is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מעבה היער
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The word Ma'ave comes from the root ע־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'ave in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'ave.
What does Ma'ave (מעבה) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'ave (מעבה) means thicket. It is said ma'ave, with the stress on ve.
What is a synonym for Ma'ave (מעבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'ave (מעבה) are דחוס and עובי.
What is the opposite of Ma'ave (מעבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ma'ave (מעבה) are רפוי.
What rhymes with Ma'ave (מעבה)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'ave (מעבה) include רובה, שווה, עבה, גובה, נווה, and מקווה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.