Yariv (יריב) means opponent in Hebrew.
It can also mean rival. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
opponent, rival
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yariv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנמצא מעברו השני של המתרס, וההצלחה תלויה במפלתו ולהיפך.
כִּי-כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה גַּם-שְׁבִי גִבּוֹר יֻקָּח וּמַלְקוֹחַ עָרִיץ יִמָּלֵט וְאֶת-יְרִיבֵךְ אָנֹכִי אָרִיב וְאֶת-בָּנַיִךְ אָנֹכִי אוֹשִׁיעַ.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיִּמָּצֵא מִבְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר הֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת מִבְּנֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן-יוֹצָדָק וְאֶחָיו מַעֲשֵׂיָה וֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר וְיָרִיב וּגְדַלְיָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yariv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָרִיב
- Written without vowel points
- יריב
- Said
- yariv
- Root
- י־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- יְרִיבִים
- Feminine form
- יְרִיבָה
- Inflections
- נ' יְרִיבָה, ר' יְרִיבִים
- Gematria
- 222
This is how Yariv is said in other languages.
- English
- opponent, rival
These words mean nearly the same as Yariv.
- בר פלוגתאopponent
- מתחרה
- מתנגד
- שטןSatan
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yariv.
- בן ברית
- שותף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yariv.
These words come before and after Yariv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yariv.
What does Yariv (יריב) mean in Hebrew?
Yariv (יריב) means opponent and rival. It is said yariv, with the stress on riv.
What is a synonym for Yariv (יריב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yariv (יריב) are בר פלוגתא, מתחרה, מתנגד, and שטן.
What is the opposite of Yariv (יריב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yariv (יריב) are בן ברית and שותף.
What rhymes with Yariv (יריב)?
Words that rhyme with Yariv (יריב) include סיב, מרכיב, נתיב, יציב, ניב, and אביב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יריב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.