Ziv (זיו) means brightness in Hebrew.
It can also mean radiance. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
brightness, radiance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ziv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הדרת כבוד, אור השמש.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
The word Ziv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זִיו
- Written without vowel points
- זיו
- Said
- ziv
- Root
- ז־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- זִיוִים
- Inflections
- ר׳ זִיוִים; זִיו־, ר' זִיוֵי־; כ' זִיווֹ, זִיוָה, זִיוָם
- Gematria
- 23
This is how Ziv is said in other languages.
- English
- brightness, radiance
These words mean nearly the same as Ziv.
- אור
- הדר
- הודexcellence
- זוהרglow
- מאור
- נגה
- קורן
- נוגהbrightness
- נוהר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ziv.
These words rhyme with Ziv.
The word Ziv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זיו פנים
- זיו החכמה
- זיו השכינה
- זיו נעורים
- ירח זיו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ziv comes from the root ז־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ziv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ziv.
What does Ziv (זיו) mean in Hebrew?
Ziv (זיו) means brightness and radiance. It is said ziv, with the stress on ziv.
What is a synonym for Ziv (זיו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ziv (זיו) are אור, הדר, הוד, זוהר, מאור, and נגה.
What is the opposite of Ziv (זיו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ziv (זיו) are מאפליה.
What rhymes with Ziv (זיו)?
Words that rhyme with Ziv (זיו) include סיב, מרכיב, יריב, נתיב, יציב, and ניב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זיו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.