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Teo (תאו) means buffalo in Hebrew.

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

תְּאוֹ
teo
noun · masculine
In English

buffalo

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives one meaning for Teo.

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

  1. 1
    מין בקר גדול וחזק, בעל פרווה דקה ושחורה וקרניים גדולות. חי בקרבת מקווי־מים, ונוהג לרבוץ בהם ברוב שעות היום.
    אַיָּל וּצְבִי, וְיַחְמוּר; וְאַקּוֹ וְדִישֹׁן, וּתְאוֹ וָזָמֶר

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

The word Teo is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
תְּאוֹ
Written without vowel points
תאו
Said
teo
Plural
תְּאוֹאִים
Inflections
ר' תְּאוֹאִים
Gematria
407

This is how Teo is said in other languages.

English
buffalo
Arabic
جاموس
Russian
буйвол
French
buffle
Spanish
búfalo
German
buffalo

These words mean nearly the same as Teo.

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These words rhyme with Teo.

These words come before and after Teo in the dictionary.

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What does Teo (⁨תאו⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Teo (⁨תאו⁩) means buffalo. It is said teo, with the stress on o.

What is a synonym for Teo (⁨תאו⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Teo (⁨תאו⁩) are ⁨בופלו⁩, ⁨ג'מוס⁩, and ⁨כוי⁩.

What rhymes with Teo (⁨תאו⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Teo (⁨תאו⁩) include ⁨או⁩ and ⁨פרעה⁩.

Is Teo (⁨תאו⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Teo (⁨תאו⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨תְּאוֹאִים⁩.

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

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