Nitsav (ניצב) means cathetus in Hebrew.
It can also mean leg, extra, and commander. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cathetus, leg, extra, commander
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Nitsav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עמוד. קורה איתנה וזקופה.
- 2גאומטריה, בהשאלהקו היוצר זוית ישרה ביחס לצלע אחרת. בעיקר אחת מהצלעות במשולש ישר־זוית.
- 3קולנועהמשתתף בהצגה או סרט כתפאורה ואינו פעיל בה
- 4שליט מקומי ממונה על ידי המלך. דרגת קצונה במשטרה.
וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר נִצָּבִים עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִלְכְּלוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ חֹדֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָה יִהְיֶה עַל־הָאֶחָד לְכִלְכֵּל.
- 5קת החרב.
וַיָּבֹא גַם־הַנִּצָּב אַחַר הַלַּהַב וַיִּסְגֹּר הַחֵלֶב בְּעַד הַלַּהַב כִּי לֹא שָׁלַף הַחֶרֶב מִבִּטְנוֹ וַיֵּצֵא הַפַּרְשְׁדֹנָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nitsav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נִצָּב
- Written without vowel points
- ניצב
- Said
- nitsav
- Root
- י־צ־ב
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Feminine form
- נִצֶּבֶת
- Inflections
- נ' נִצֶּבֶת
- Gematria
- 152
This is how Nitsav is said in other languages.
- English
- cathetus, leg, extra, commander
These words mean nearly the same as Nitsav.
- אנךplumb line
- נציב
- סטטיסט
- מאונךvertical
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nitsav.
- יתר
- להבflame
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nitsav.
The word Nitsav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אורך בין הניצבים
- תת נצב
- תנ"צ
- נצב משנה
- נצ"מ
- רב נצב
- רנ"צ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nitsav comes from the root י־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nitsav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nitsav.
What does Nitsav (ניצב) mean in Hebrew?
Nitsav (ניצב) means cathetus, leg, and extra. It is said nitsav, with the stress on tsav.
What is a synonym for Nitsav (ניצב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nitsav (ניצב) are אנך, נציב, סטטיסט, and מאונך.
What is the opposite of Nitsav (ניצב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nitsav (ניצב) are יתר and להב.
What rhymes with Nitsav (ניצב)?
Words that rhyme with Nitsav (ניצב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נצב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.