Toshav (תושב) means resident in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
resident
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Toshav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שגר במקום מסוים באופן קבוע.
לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלַגֵּר וְלַתּוֹשָׁב בְּתוֹכָם, תִּהְיֶינָה שֵׁשׁ-הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, לְמִקְלָט--לָנוּס שָׁמָּה, כָּל-מַכֵּה-נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Toshav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹשָׁב
- Written without vowel points
- תושב
- Said
- toshav
- Root
- י־ש־ב
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵל
- Plural
- תּוֹשָׁבִים
- Feminine form
- תּוֹשֶׁבֶת
- Inflections
- תּוֹשַׁב־; נ' תּוֹשֶׁבֶת; ר' תּוֹשָׁבִים, תּוֹשְׁבֵי־; נ"ר תּוֹשָׁבוֹת, תּוֹשְׁבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 708
This is how Toshav is said in other languages.
- English
- resident
- Arabic
- ساكِن, مُواطِن
These words mean nearly the same as Toshav.
These words mean the opposite of Toshav.
- נודד
- נווד
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These words rhyme with Toshav.
The word Toshav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תושב קבע
- גר תושב
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The word Toshav comes from the root י־ש־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Toshav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Toshav.
What does Toshav (תושב) mean in Hebrew?
Toshav (תושב) means resident. It is said toshav, with the stress on shav.
What is a synonym for Toshav (תושב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Toshav (תושב) are אזרח.
What is the opposite of Toshav (תושב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Toshav (תושב) are נודד and נווד.
What rhymes with Toshav (תושב)?
Words that rhyme with Toshav (תושב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תושב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.