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Rov (רוב) means multitude in Hebrew.

It can also mean many and abundance. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

רֹב
rov
noun · masculine
In English

multitude, many, abundance

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rov.

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

  1. 1
    כמות גדולה, שפע.
    וְאֵלֶּה נֹאדוֹת הַיַּיִן אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּאנוּ חֲדָשִׁים וְהִנֵּה הִתְבַּקָּעוּ וְאֵלֶּה שַׂלְמוֹתֵינוּ וּנְעָלֵינוּ בָּלוּ מֵרֹב הַדֶּרֶךְ מְאֹד.
  2. 2
    החלק הגדול.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Rov is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
רֹב
Written without vowel points
רוב
Said
rov
Root
ר־ב־ב
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Gematria
208

This is how Rov is said in other languages.

English
multitude, many, abundance
Arabic
كَثيرًا, الكَثير مِنْ

These words mean nearly the same as Rov.

  • חלק הארי

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These words mean the opposite of Rov.

  • מיעוט

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These words rhyme with Rov.

The word Rov is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • ברב חובלים תטבענה הספינות
  • לרוב
  • על פי רב
  • עפ"ר
  • רבו ככלו

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

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

These words come before and after Rov in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Rov.

What does Rov (⁨רוב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Rov (⁨רוב⁩) means multitude, many, and abundance. It is said rov, with the stress on rov.

What is a synonym for Rov (⁨רוב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Rov (⁨רוב⁩) are ⁨חלק הארי⁩.

What is the opposite of Rov (⁨רוב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Rov (⁨רוב⁩) are ⁨מיעוט⁩.

What rhymes with Rov (⁨רוב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Rov (⁨רוב⁩) include ⁨טוב⁩, ⁨צהוב⁩, ⁨יעקוב⁩, ⁨דוב⁩, ⁨קרוב⁩, and ⁨קרוב⁩.

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.

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