Nit'av (נתעב) means despicable in Hebrew.
It can also mean contemptible and abominable. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
despicable, contemptible, abominable
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nit'av.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שפל, עלוב, בזוי, פְּחוּת-ערך, שיש בו מן התועבה
The word Nit'av is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נִתְעָב
- Written without vowel points
- נתעב
- Said
- nit'av
- Root
- ת־ע־ב
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נִתְעָבִים
- Feminine form
- נִתְעֶבֶת
- Inflections
- ר' נִתְעָבִים, נ' נִתְעֶבֶת
- Gematria
- 522
This is how Nit'av is said in other languages.
- English
- despicable, contemptible, abominable
- Russian
- гадкий, мерзкий, гнусный
These words mean nearly the same as Nit'av.
- עלובmiserable
- שפל
- בזוי
- מתועב
- נאלחdespicable
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These words mean the opposite of Nit'av.
- תמיםwhole
- ישר
- הגון
- חשוקdesired
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nit'av.
The word Nit'av comes from the root ת־ע־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nit'av in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nit'av.
What does Nit'av (נתעב) mean in Hebrew?
Nit'av (נתעב) means despicable, contemptible, and abominable. It is said nit'av, with the stress on av.
What is a synonym for Nit'av (נתעב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nit'av (נתעב) are עלוב, שפל, בזוי, מתועב, and נאלח.
What is the opposite of Nit'av (נתעב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nit'av (נתעב) are תמים, ישר, הגון, and חשוק.
What rhymes with Nit'av (נתעב)?
Words that rhyme with Nit'av (נתעב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נתעב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.