Muvan me'elav (מובן מאליו) means taken for granted in Hebrew.
It can also mean obvious. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו
muvan me'elav
adjective
In English
taken for granted, obvious
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Muvan me'elav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו נדרש להסבר, הוכחה או ראיה; ועל־כן ידוע לכל.
The word Muvan me'elav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו
- Written without vowel points
- מובן מאליו
- Said
- muvan me'elav
- Root
- ב־י־נ
- Feminine form
- מוּבֶנֶת מֵאֵלֶיו ר' מוּבָנִים מֵאֵלֵיהֶם נ"ר מוּבָנוֹת מֵאֵלֵיהֶם
- Inflections
- נ' מוּבֶנֶת מֵאֵלֶיו ר' מוּבָנִים מֵאֵלֵיהֶם נ"ר מוּבָנוֹת מֵאֵלֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 185
This is how Muvan me'elav is said in other languages.
- English
- taken for granted, obvious
These words mean nearly the same as Muvan me'elav.
The word Muvan me'elav comes from the root ב־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Muvan me'elav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Muvan me'elav.
What does Muvan me'elav (מובן מאליו) mean in Hebrew?
Muvan me'elav (מובן מאליו) means taken for granted and obvious. It is said muvan me'elav, with the stress on van.
What is a synonym for Muvan me'elav (מובן מאליו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Muvan me'elav (מובן מאליו) are ברור כשמש and טריוויאלי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מובן מאליו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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