Navuv (נבוב) means hollow in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hollow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Navuv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעשוי רק ממעטפת ונפחו ריק.
יָּבֵא אֶת הַבַּדִּים בַּטַּבָּעֹת עַל צַלְעֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֶם נְבוּב לֻחֹת עָשָׂה אֹתוֹ
- 2בהשאלהריק מתכונות טובות או מתוכן ראוי.
וְאִישׁ נָבוּב יִלָּבֵב וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא אָדָם יִוָּלֵד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Navuv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָבוּב
- Written without vowel points
- נבוב
- Said
- navuv
- Root
- נ־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Inflections
- נ' נְבוּבָה ר' נְבוּבִים נְבוּבוֹת נס'נְבוּב־
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Navuv is said in other languages.
- English
- hollow
These words mean nearly the same as Navuv.
- חלול
- ריק
- ריקני
- שטחי
- צורבCD burner
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Navuv.
- אטום
- מלא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Navuv.
The word Navuv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שום נבוב
- וריד נבוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Navuv comes from the root נ־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Navuv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Navuv.
What does Navuv (נבוב) mean in Hebrew?
Navuv (נבוב) means hollow. It is said navuv, with the stress on vuv.
What is a synonym for Navuv (נבוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Navuv (נבוב) are חלול, ריק, ריקני, שטחי, and צורב.
What is the opposite of Navuv (נבוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Navuv (נבוב) are אטום and מלא.
What rhymes with Navuv (נבוב)?
Words that rhyme with Navuv (נבוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and כרוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נבוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.