Rauy (ראוי) means worthy in Hebrew.
It can also mean suitable and appropriate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
worthy, suitable, appropriate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rauy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נראה לנכון; טוב.
וַתִּיטַב הַנַּעֲרָה בְעֵינָיו וַתִּשָּׁא חֶסֶד לְפָנָיו וַיְבַהֵל אֶת־[...] שֶׁבַע הַנְּעָרוֹת הָרְאֻיוֹת לָתֶת־לָהּ מִבֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rauy is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רָאוּי
- Written without vowel points
- ראוי
- Said
- rauy
- Root
- ר־א־ה
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- רְאוּיִים
- Feminine form
- רְאוּיָה
- Inflections
- נ' רְאוּיָה, ר' רְאוּיִים, נ"ר רְאוּיוֹת.
- Gematria
- 217
This is how Rauy is said in other languages.
- English
- worthy, suitable, appropriate
- Spanish
- digno, adecuado, apropiado
These words mean nearly the same as Rauy.
- הולם
- כשר
- מתאים
- מקובל
- טובgood
- אמורsaid
- הוגןfair
- נאותproper
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rauy.
These words rhyme with Rauy.
The word Rauy is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ראוי לציון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rauy comes from the root ר־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Rauy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rauy.
What does Rauy (ראוי) mean in Hebrew?
Rauy (ראוי) means worthy, suitable, and appropriate. It is said rauy, with the stress on uy.
What is a synonym for Rauy (ראוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rauy (ראוי) are הולם, כשר, מתאים, מקובל, טוב, and אמור.
What is the opposite of Rauy (ראוי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rauy (ראוי) are זול.
What rhymes with Rauy (ראוי)?
Words that rhyme with Rauy (ראוי) include שינוי, גלוי, ביטוי, תלוי, רצוי, and כינוי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.