Back in Hebrew is גַּב (gav).
It can also be said סוף, מגן, or אחורי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
back
/bæk/
These are the Hebrew words for back as a noun.
the rear of body
- גַּבגבgavmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
the part of something that goes last
- סוֹףסוףsofmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
a position behind most players on the team
- מָגֵןמגןmagenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
the reverse side
- גַּבגבgavmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for back as an adjective.
phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth
- אחורי
These are the Hebrew words for back as a verb.
to support
- גִּבָּהגבהgibbá
This is more about the Hebrew word גַּב.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּב
- Written without vowel points
- גב
- Said
- gav
- Plural
- גַּבּוֹת
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גב, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with back.
These words come before and after back in the list.
These are the questions people ask about back in Hebrew.
How do you say back in Hebrew?
back in Hebrew is גַּב, said gav. Without vowel points it is written גב. Its plural is גַּבּוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for back?
Besides גב, back can be said סוֹף (sof), מָגֵן (magen), אחורי, or גִּבָּה (gibbá), depending on the meaning.
Is גב masculine or feminine?
The word גב is masculine.
How is back pronounced in English?
back is pronounced /bæk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry back and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.