Tslav (צלב) means cross in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צְלָב
tslav
noun · masculine
In English
cross
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tslav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לעץ תליה עשוי קורה אנכית שתוקעים באדמה ובחלקה העליון קורה אופקית אליה מצמידים במסמרים את ידי המומת כשהן פרושות.
- 2בהשאלהסימן העשוי משני קוים החוצים זה את זה בזוית ישרה.
The word Tslav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צְלָב
- Written without vowel points
- צלב
- Said
- tslav
- Root
- צ־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- צְלָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְלָבִים
- Gematria
- 122
This is how Tslav is said in other languages.
- English
- cross
- Russian
- крест
- Spanish
- cruz
These words mean nearly the same as Tslav.
These words rhyme with Tslav.
The word Tslav is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tslav comes from the root צ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Tslav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tslav.
What does Tslav (צלב) mean in Hebrew?
Tslav (צלב) means cross. It is said tslav, with the stress on tslav.
What is a synonym for Tslav (צלב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tslav (צלב) are שתי וערב.
What rhymes with Tslav (צלב)?
Words that rhyme with Tslav (צלב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Tslav (צלב) masculine or feminine?
The word Tslav (צלב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְלָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.