Orev (אורב) means waylayer in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
waylayer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Orev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היושב במארב, הממתין במסתור לשם איסוף מידע או מתקפת פתע.
וְאַתֶּם תָּקֻמוּ מֵהָאוֹרֵב וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּם אֶת-הָעִיר וּנְתָנָהּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Orev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹרֵב
- Written without vowel points
- אורב
- Said
- orev
- Root
- א־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- אוֹרְבִים
- Feminine form
- אוֹרֶבֶת
- Inflections
- נ' אוֹרֶבֶת, ר' אוֹרְבִים, נ"ר אוֹרְבוֹת
- Gematria
- 209
This is how Orev is said in other languages.
- English
- waylayer
These words mean nearly the same as Orev.
- צר
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These words rhyme with Orev.
The word Orev comes from the root א־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 (אורב) mean in Hebrew?
Orev (אורב) means waylayer. It is said orev, with the stress on rev.
What is a synonym for Orev (אורב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Orev (אורב) are צר.
What rhymes with Orev (אורב)?
Words that rhyme with Orev (אורב) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and חרב.
Is Orev (אורב) masculine or feminine?
The word Orev (אורב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אוֹרְבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אורב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.