Yahav (יהב) means burden in Hebrew.
It can also mean opportunity and hope. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
burden, opportunity, hope
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Yahav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משא.
הַשְׁלֵךְ עַל אֲדֹנָי יְהָבְךָ וְהוּא יְכַלְכְּלֶךָ לֹא יִתֵּן לְעוֹלָם מוֹט לַצַּדִּיק
- 2בהשאלהטרדת הנפש ודאגה.
- 3תקווה, סיכוי.
- 4שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yahav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַהַב
- Written without vowel points
- יהב
- Said
- yahav
- Root
- י־ה־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- יְהָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְהָבִים, יְהַב־
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Yahav is said in other languages.
- English
- burden, opportunity, hope
- Arabic
- عِبْء, فُرْصة, أَمَل
These words rhyme with Yahav.
The word Yahav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- השליך יהבו
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These words come before and after Yahav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yahav.
What does Yahav (יהב) mean in Hebrew?
Yahav (יהב) means burden, opportunity, and hope. It is said yahav, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Yahav (יהב)?
Words that rhyme with Yahav (יהב) include להב, רהב, and רהב.
Is Yahav (יהב) masculine or feminine?
The word Yahav (יהב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְהָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יהב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.