Nave (נאווה) means handsome in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
handsome
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nave.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמראהו טוב. נעים ונחמד.
...הַרְאִינִי אֶת-מַרְאַיִךְ הַשְׁמִיעִינִי אֶת-קוֹלֵךְ כִּי-קוֹלֵךְ עָרֵב וּמַרְאֵיךְ נָאוֶה.
- 2מתאים ומתקבל על הדעת.
רַנְּנוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּיהוָה; לַיְשָׁרִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּה.
- 3בצורת הנקבה: נָאוָה: שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nave is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָאוֶה
- Written without vowel points
- נאווה
- Said
- nave
- Root
- נ־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Feminine form
- נָאוָה
- Inflections
- נ' נָאוָה
- Gematria
- 68
This is how Nave is said in other languages.
- English
- handsome
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These words mean the opposite of Nave.
These words rhyme with Nave.
The word Nave comes from the root נ־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Nave in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nave.
What does Nave (נאווה) mean in Hebrew?
Nave (נאווה) means handsome. It is said nave, with the stress on ve.
What is a synonym for Nave (נאווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nave (נאווה) are מצודד and נאה.
What is the opposite of Nave (נאווה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nave (נאווה) are מכוער.
What rhymes with Nave (נאווה)?
Words that rhyme with Nave (נאווה) include רובה, שווה, עבה, גובה, נווה, and מקווה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נאוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.