Bear in Hebrew is דּוֹב (dov).
It can also be said דב, סחב, or נשא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
bear
/bɛə/ /bɛː/
These are the Hebrew words for bear as a noun.
large mammal of family Ursidae
- דּוֹבדובdovmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- דֹּבדבdovmasculine
large hairy man
- דּוֹבדובdovmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for bear as a verb.
to carry
- סָחַבסחבsakháv
- נָשָׂאנשאnasá
to be equipped with
- סָחַבסחבsakháv
to tolerate, to put up with
- סָבַלסבלsaval
This is more about the Hebrew word דּוֹב.
- Written with vowel points
- דּוֹב
- Written without vowel points
- דוב
- Said
- dov
- Its meanings in English
- bear, a male given name, Dov
The Hebrew dictionary's page for דוב, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with bear.
These words come before and after bear in the list.
These are the questions people ask about bear in Hebrew.
How do you say bear in Hebrew?
bear in Hebrew is דּוֹב, said dov. Without vowel points it is written דוב.
What are other Hebrew words for bear?
Besides דוב, bear can be said דֹּב (dov), סָחַב (sakháv), נָשָׂא (nasá), or סָבַל (saval), depending on the meaning.
Is דוב masculine or feminine?
The word דוב is masculine.
What else does דוב mean in English?
Besides bear, דוב can mean a male given name, Dov.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bear and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.