'orev (עורב) means crow in Hebrew.
It can also mean raven. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
crow, raven
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'orev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ציפור גדולה יחסית בצבע שחור, אוכלת נבלות ובעלת אינטליגנציה גבוהה.
וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעֹרֵב, וַיֵּצֵא יָצוֹא וָשׁוֹב; עַד־יְבֹשֶׁת הַמַּיִם, מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר; אחד מנסיכי מדין.
וַיִּלְכְּדוּ שְׁנֵי שָׂרֵי מִדְיָן, אֶת עֹרֵב וְאֶת זְאֵב – וַיַּהַרְגוּ אֶת עוֹרֵב בְּצוּר עוֹרֵב, וְאֶת זְאֵב הָרְגוּ בְיֶקֶב זְאֵב; וַיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶל מִדְיָן, וְרֹאשׁ עֹרֵב וּזְאֵב הֵבִיאוּ אֶל גִּדְעוֹן מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'orev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹרֵב
- Written without vowel points
- עורב
- Said
- 'orev
- Root
- ע־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- עוֹרְבִים
- Inflections
- ר' עוֹרְבִים
- Gematria
- 278
This is how 'orev is said in other languages.
- English
- crow, raven
- Arabic
- غراب
- Russian
- ворон
- French
- corbeau, corneille
- Spanish
- grajo, cuervo, corneja
- German
- Krähe, Rabe
- Yiddish
- קראָ, ראָב
These words rhyme with 'orev.
The word 'orev is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word 'orev comes from the root ע־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after 'orev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'orev.
What does 'orev (עורב) mean in Hebrew?
'orev (עורב) means crow and raven. It is said 'orev, with the stress on rev.
What rhymes with 'orev (עורב)?
Words that rhyme with 'orev (עורב) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and חרב.
Is 'orev (עורב) masculine or feminine?
The word 'orev (עורב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עוֹרְבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עורב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.