Rav (רַב) means chief in Hebrew.
It can also mean master and rabbi. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chief, master, rabbi
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Rav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל משרה גבוהה בשלטון, מפקד, בעל דרגת פיקוד.
וַיִּשְׁלַח נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב טַבָּחִים וּנְבוּשַׁזְבָּן רַב סָרִיס וְנֵרְגַל שַׂרְאֶצֶר רַב מָג וְכֹל רַבֵּי מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל.
- 2אדון
- 3בהשאלה, יהדותגדול בתורה, סמכות בעניני אמונה והלכה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רַב
- Written without vowel points
- רב
- Said
- rav
- Root
- ר־ב־ב
- Feminine form
- רַבָּה (רַבָּנִית). ר' רַבּוֹת רבנים נס' רַבּוֹ.
- Inflections
- נ' רַבָּה (רַבָּנִית). ר' רַבּוֹת רבנים נס' רַבּוֹ.
- Gematria
- 202
This is how Rav is said in other languages.
- English
- chief, master, rabbi
- Arabic
- سَيّد, خاخام
These words mean nearly the same as Rav.
- ר'
- אדמו"ר
- מורה
- שר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rav.
- משרת
- עבד
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.
- בר בי רב
- גבירותיי ורבותיי
- מורי ורבותי
- רב אלוף
- רא"ל
- רב אמן
- רב חובל
- רב חובלים
- רב טבחים
- רב טוראי
- רב"ט
- רב מג
- רב מלחים
- רב משרתים
- רב נשק
- רב סמל
- רב ספן
- רב סרן
- רס"ן
- רב"צ
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 (רַב) mean in Hebrew?
Rav (רַב) means chief, master, and rabbi. It is said rav, with the stress on rav.
What is a synonym for Rav (רַב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rav (רַב) are ר', אדמו"ר, מורה, and שר.
What is the opposite of Rav (רַב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rav (רַב) are משרת and עבד.
What rhymes with Rav (רַב)?
Words that rhyme with Rav (רַב) 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.