'ovi (עובי) means thickness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֹבִי
'ovi
noun · masculine
In English
thickness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for 'ovi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראהפְּנִים של דבר תלת ממדי.
בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּעֲבִי הָאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צְרֵדָתָה
- 2לשון המקראהמידה בין שני הצדדים של משהו תלת ממדי.
וְעׇבְיוֹ טֶפַח וּשְׂפָתוֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת כּוֹס פֶּרַח שׁוֹשָׁן אַלְפַּיִם בַּת יָכִיל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ovi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹבִי
- Written without vowel points
- עובי
- Said
- 'ovi
- Root
- ע־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עובָיִים
- Inflections
- ס' עֳבִי־; ר' עובָיִים, ש' עֹבְיוֹ, עֹבְיָהּ
- Gematria
- 88
This is how 'ovi is said in other languages.
- English
- thickness
These words mean nearly the same as 'ovi.
The word 'ovi is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נכנס בעובי הקורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word 'ovi comes from the root ע־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ovi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ovi.
What does 'ovi (עובי) mean in Hebrew?
'ovi (עובי) means thickness. It is said 'ovi, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for 'ovi (עובי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'ovi (עובי) are מעבה.
Is 'ovi (עובי) masculine or feminine?
The word 'ovi (עובי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עובָיִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Keep exploring
English Words in Hebrew
How to say thousands of English words in Hebrew, with vowel points, transliteration, gender, plural and recordings.
Essential Hebrew Phrases
The words you need in your first week.
Hebrew Alphabet
All 22 letters, sounds, forms and numeric values.
Hebrew Keyboard
Type Hebrew with the Israeli layout and vowel points, then copy it.