Magbiya (מגבייה) means alum in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַגְבִּיָּה
magbiya
noun · masculine
In English
alum
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Magbiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"ל, כימיהאָלוּם.
The word Magbiya is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַגְבִּיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- מגבייה
- Said
- magbiya
- Gematria
- 70
This is how Magbiya is said in other languages.
- English
- alum
These words mean nearly the same as Magbiya.
- אלום
- צריףhut
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Magbiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Magbiya.
What does Magbiya (מגבייה) mean in Hebrew?
Magbiya (מגבייה) means alum. It is said magbiya, with the stress on mag.
What is a synonym for Magbiya (מגבייה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Magbiya (מגבייה) are אלום and צריף.
Is Magbiya (מגבייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Magbiya (מגבייה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגביה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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