Rochav (רוחב) means breadth in Hebrew.
It can also mean width. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹחַב
rochav
noun · masculine
In English
breadth, width
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rochav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הממד הקטן של השטח, כאשר האורך הוא הממד הגדול.
אֹרֶךְ הַיְרִיעָה הָאַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּאַמָּה וְרֹחַב אַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת
- 2עוצם השטח וגודלו
וְחָלַף בִּיהוּדָה שָׁטַף וְעָבַר עַד צַוָּאר יַגִּיעַ וְהָיָה מֻטּוֹת כְּנָפָיו מְלֹא רֹחַב אַרְצְךָ עִמָּנוּ אֵל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rochav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹחַב
- Written without vowel points
- רוחב
- Said
- rochav
- Root
- ר־ח־ב
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 216
This is how Rochav is said in other languages.
- English
- breadth, width
- Arabic
- عَرْض
- Russian
- ширина
- French
- largeur
- Spanish
- anchura
- German
- Breite, Weite
The word Rochav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קו רוחב
- רוחב לב
- רוחב פס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rochav comes from the root ר־ח־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Rochav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rochav.
What does Rochav (רוחב) mean in Hebrew?
Rochav (רוחב) means breadth and width. It is said rochav, with the stress on ro.
Is Rochav (רוחב) masculine or feminine?
The word Rochav (רוחב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.