Noshav (נושב) means settled in Hebrew.
It can also mean populated. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נוֹשָׁב
noshav
adjective
In English
settled, populated
The dictionary gives one meaning for Noshav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מָקוֹם מְיֻשָּׁב וּמְאֻכְלָס בְּאָדָם.
הִוָּסְרִי יְרוּשָׁלִַם [...] פֶּן אֲשִׂימֵךְ שְׁמָמָה, אֶרֶץ לוֹא נוֹשָׁבָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Noshav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נוֹשָׁב
- Written without vowel points
- נושב
- Said
- noshav
- Root
- י־ש־ב
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Feminine form
- : נוֹשֶׁבֶת אוֹ נוֹשָׁבָה
- Inflections
- נ': נוֹשֶׁבֶת אוֹ נוֹשָׁבָה, ר"נ: נוֹשָׁבוֹת, ר"ז: נוֹשָׁבִים
- Gematria
- 358
This is how Noshav is said in other languages.
- English
- settled, populated
The word Noshav comes from the root י־ש־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Noshav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Noshav.
What does Noshav (נושב) mean in Hebrew?
Noshav (נושב) means settled and populated. It is said noshav.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נושב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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