Rav (רב) means plenty in Hebrew.
It can also mean many and much. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
plenty, many, much
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Rav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בכמות גדולה, במספר גדול.
וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו: גַּם תֶּבֶן גַּם מִסְפּוֹא רַב עִמָּנוּ גַּם מָקוֹם לָלוּן.
- 2גדול.
יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָרֶץ הַר צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב.
- 3תואר־הפועלמספיק, יותר מן הדרוש.
רַב לָכֶם שֶׁבֶת בָּהָר הַזֶּה.
- 4תחילית המתווספת לשם או לתואר המתכוון לדבר בעל יותר מדבר אחד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רַב
- Written without vowel points
- רב
- Said
- rav
- Root
- ר־ב־ב
- Plural
- רַבִּים
- Feminine form
- רַבָּה
- Inflections
- נ' רַבָּה, רַבַּת־; ר' רַבִּים, רַבֵּי־; נ"ר רַבּוֹת
- Gematria
- 202
This is how Rav is said in other languages.
- English
- plenty, many, much
- Arabic
- كَثِير
- Russian
- много
These words mean nearly the same as Rav.
- המוןcrowd
- די
- נכבד
- עצום
- רבא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rav.
- חסרabsent
- מעט
- קצתa little
- חד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rav.
The word Rav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רב איבר
- רב חסד
- רב כח
- רב לשוני
- רב מידות
- רב מכר
- רב ממד
- רב עניין
- רב פעלים
- רב סוכר
- רב שלבי
- רב תאי
- תודה רבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rav comes from the root ר־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Rav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rav.
What does Rav (רב) mean in Hebrew?
Rav (רב) means plenty, many, and much. It is said rav, with the stress on rav.
What is a synonym for Rav (רב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rav (רב) are המון, די, נכבד, עצום, and רבא.
What is the opposite of Rav (רב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rav (רב) are חסר, מעט, קצת, and חד.
What rhymes with Rav (רב)?
Words that rhyme with Rav (רב) include חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, אב, and מרחב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.