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Madve (מדווה) means illness in Hebrew.

It can also mean sickness. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַדְוֶה
madve
noun · masculine
In English

illness, sickness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Madve.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מחלה, כאב.
    וְהֵסִיר ה' מִמְּךָ כָּל חֹלִי וְכָל מַדְוֵי מִצְרַיִם הָרָעִים אֲשֶׁר יָדַעְתָּ לֹא יְשִׂימָם בָּךְ

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Madve is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַדְוֶה
Written without vowel points
מדווה
Said
madve
Root
ד־ו־ה
Pattern
מַקְטֵל
Plural
מַדְוִים נ"ר מַדְוֵי
Inflections
ר' מַדְוִים נ"ר מַדְוֵי
Gematria
61

This is how Madve is said in other languages.

English
illness, sickness
Arabic
مَرَض, أَلَم

These words rhyme with Madve.

The word Madve comes from the root ד־ו־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Madve in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Madve.

What does Madve (⁨מדווה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Madve (⁨מדווה⁩) means illness and sickness. It is said madve, with the stress on ve.

What rhymes with Madve (⁨מדווה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Madve (⁨מדווה⁩) include ⁨רובה⁩, ⁨שווה⁩, ⁨עבה⁩, ⁨גובה⁩, ⁨נווה⁩, and ⁨מקווה⁩.

Is Madve (⁨מדווה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Madve (⁨מדווה⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַדְוִים נ"ר מַדְוֵי⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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