Oyev (אויב) means enemy in Hebrew.
It can also mean foe. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
enemy, foe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oyev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שונא, אדם או גוף עוין, הרוצה ברעתו של המושא.
יְמִינְךָ יהוה נֶאְדָּרִי בַּכֹּחַ; יְמִינְךָ יהוה תִּרְעַץ אוֹיֵב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oyev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹיֵב
- Written without vowel points
- אויב
- Said
- oyev
- Root
- א־י־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- אוֹיְבִים
- Feminine form
- אוֹיֶבֶת
- Inflections
- נ' אוֹיֶבֶת; ר' אוֹיְבִים, אוֹיְבֵי־; נ"ר אוֹיְבוֹת
- Gematria
- 19
This is how Oyev is said in other languages.
- English
- enemy, foe
- Arabic
- عدو
- Russian
- враг
- French
- ennemi
- Spanish
- enemigo
- German
- Feind
- Yiddish
- פֿײַנד, שׂונא
These words mean nearly the same as Oyev.
- צר
- צורר
- קם
- נוגשtaskmaster
- איש חרמוenemy
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These words mean the opposite of Oyev.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Oyev.
The word Oyev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אויב בנפש
- אויב חנם
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The word Oyev comes from the root א־י־ב, like these words.
This is where the word Oyev comes from.
בינוני מן הפועל אָיַב באוגריתית (אִב). אכדית - בכתובות תגלת פלאסר III, ובנו שלמנאסר V מצויה התיבה ayyābu במשמעות "צורר", "אויב". מצרית קדומה אִיבּ ib להיות עוין, במכתבי עמראנה בצורת - אִיבִּי ibi בהוראת יריב.
These words come before and after Oyev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oyev.
What does Oyev (אויב) mean in Hebrew?
Oyev (אויב) means enemy and foe. It is said oyev, with the stress on yev.
What is a synonym for Oyev (אויב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oyev (אויב) are צר, צורר, קם, נוגש, and איש חרמו.
What is the opposite of Oyev (אויב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Oyev (אויב) are חבר, ידיד, רע, and בן ברית.
What rhymes with Oyev (אויב)?
Words that rhyme with Oyev (אויב) include מחשב, לב, זאב, ערב, חרב, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אויב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.