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Riva (רִיבָה) means lass in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

רִיבָה
riva
noun · feminine
In English

lass

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives one meaning for Riva.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    בחורה צעירה, נערה.

The word Riva is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
רִיבָה
Written without vowel points
ריבה
Said
riva
Root
ר־י־ב
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
רִיבוֹת
Inflections
ר' רִיבוֹת; רִיבַת־, ר' רִיבוֹת־
Gematria
217

This is how Riva is said in other languages.

English
lass

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These words rhyme with Riva.

The word Riva comes from the root ר־י־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Riva in the dictionary.

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What does Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) means lass. It is said riva, with the stress on va.

What is a synonym for Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) are ⁨בת⁩, ⁨נערה⁩, and ⁨עלמה⁩.

What rhymes with Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) include ⁨צבא⁩, ⁨סביבה⁩, ⁨מחשבה⁩, ⁨כתיבה⁩, ⁨תגובה⁩, and ⁨אהבה⁩.

Is Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Riva (⁨רִיבָה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨רִיבוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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