Toshav keva (תושב קבע) means permanent resident in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
permanent resident
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Toshav keva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם בעל זכות להתגורר במדינה מסוימת באופן קבוע, ואשר מממש זכות זו.
- 2בהשאלהכינוי למישהו ששוהה זמן ארוך במקום מסוים.
The word Toshav keva is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹשָׁב קֶבַע
- Written without vowel points
- תושב קבע
- Said
- toshav keva
- Plural
- תּוֹשָׁבֵי קֶבַע
- Feminine form
- תּוֹשֶׁבֶת קֶבַע
- Inflections
- נ' תּוֹשֶׁבֶת קֶבַע, ר' תּוֹשָׁבֵי קֶבַע
- Gematria
- 880
This is how Toshav keva is said in other languages.
- English
- permanent resident
- Arabic
- المُقيم الدائم
- Russian
- вид на жительство
These words mean the opposite of Toshav keva.
- תושב זמני
- גר
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This is where the word Toshav keva comes from.
שאילה משפות אירופה.
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What does Toshav keva (תושב קבע) mean in Hebrew?
Toshav keva (תושב קבע) means permanent resident. It is said toshav keva, with the stress on shav.
What is the opposite of Toshav keva (תושב קבע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Toshav keva (תושב קבע) are תושב זמני and גר.
Is Toshav keva (תושב קבע) masculine or feminine?
The word Toshav keva (תושב קבע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תּוֹשָׁבֵי קֶבַע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תושב קבע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.