Tsavoa (צבוע) means hyena in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צָבוֹעַ
tsavoa
noun · masculine
In English
hyena
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsavoa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחת טורפים דמויי־חתול בת ארבעה מינים בלבד. זהו אוכל נבלות בינוני בגודלו, המצוי באפריקה ובמערב אסיה, המשמיע קול דמוי צחוק.
The word Tsavoa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָבוֹעַ
- Written without vowel points
- צבוע
- Said
- tsavoa
- Root
- צ־ב־ע
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- צְבוֹעִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְבוֹעִים
- Gematria
- 168
This is how Tsavoa is said in other languages.
- English
- hyena
- Arabic
- ضبع
- Spanish
- hiena
These words rhyme with Tsavoa.
The word Tsavoa comes from the root צ־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsavoa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsavoa.
What does Tsavoa (צבוע) mean in Hebrew?
Tsavoa (צבוע) means hyena. It is said tsavoa, with the stress on vo.
What rhymes with Tsavoa (צבוע)?
Words that rhyme with Tsavoa (צבוע) include זרוע, מנוע, קולנוע, לוע, מקצוע, and אופנוע.
Is Tsavoa (צבוע) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsavoa (צבוע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְבוֹעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבוע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.