Yuval (יובל) means tributary in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tributary
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yuval.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נחל או נהר הנשפך לנחל או נהר אחרים.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר. ב גם לנקבה.
וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יוּבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי כָּל-תֹּפֵשׂ כִּנּוֹר וְעוּגָב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yuval is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יוּבַל
- Written without vowel points
- יובל
- Said
- yuval
- Root
- י־ב־ל
- Plural
- יוּבַלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' יוּבַלִּים; יוּבַל־, ר' יוּבַלֵּי־
- Gematria
- 48
This is how Yuval is said in other languages.
- English
- tributary
These words mean nearly the same as Yuval.
- אובלstream
- יבל
- פלג
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These words rhyme with Yuval.
The word Yuval comes from the root י־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Yuval in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yuval.
What does Yuval (יובל) mean in Hebrew?
Yuval (יובל) means tributary. It is said yuval, with the stress on val.
What is a synonym for Yuval (יובל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yuval (יובל) are אובל, יבל, and פלג.
What rhymes with Yuval (יובל)?
Words that rhyme with Yuval (יובל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Yuval (יובל) masculine or feminine?
The word Yuval (יובל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יוּבַלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יובל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.