Takhbiv (תחביב) means hobby in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תַּחְבִּיב
takhbiv
noun · masculine
In English
hobby
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Takhbiv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעילות שנעשית בשעות הפנאי מתוך רצון והנאה בעשייתה.
The word Takhbiv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּחְבִּיב
- Written without vowel points
- תחביב
- Said
- takhbiv
- Root
- ח־ב־ב
- Pattern
- תַּקְטִיל
- Plural
- תַּחְבִּיבִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּחְבִּיבִים
- Gematria
- 422
This is how Takhbiv is said in other languages.
- English
- hobby
- Arabic
- هواية
- Russian
- хобби
- French
- loisir, hobby, passe temps, un violon d'Ingres
- Spanish
- pasatiempo
- German
- Hobby
These words mean the opposite of Takhbiv.
These words rhyme with Takhbiv.
The word Takhbiv comes from the root ח־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Takhbiv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Takhbiv.
What does Takhbiv (תחביב) mean in Hebrew?
Takhbiv (תחביב) means hobby. It is said takhbiv, with the stress on biv.
What is the opposite of Takhbiv (תחביב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Takhbiv (תחביב) are מקצוע.
What rhymes with Takhbiv (תחביב)?
Words that rhyme with Takhbiv (תחביב) include סיב, מרכיב, יריב, נתיב, יציב, and ניב.
Is Takhbiv (תחביב) masculine or feminine?
The word Takhbiv (תחביב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּחְבִּיבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תחביב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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