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Crow in Hebrew is עוֹרֵב (orév).

It can also be said קרא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

עוֹרֵב
orév
noun · masculine
In English

crow

/kɹəʊ/ /kɹoʊ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for crow as a noun.

any bird of the genus Corvus

These are the Hebrew words for crow as a verb.

to make the sound of a rooster

  • קָרָאקראqará

This is more about the Hebrew word עוֹרֵב.

Written with vowel points
עוֹרֵב
Written without vowel points
עורב
Said
orév
Plural
עורבים
Its meanings in English
crow, raven

The Hebrew dictionary's page for עורב, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with crow.

These words come before and after crow in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨crow⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨crow⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨crow⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עוֹרֵב⁩, said orév. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עורב⁩. Its plural is ⁨עורבים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨crow⁩?

Besides ⁨עורב⁩, ⁨crow⁩ can be said ⁨קָרָא⁩ (qará), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨עורב⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עורב⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨עורב⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨crow⁩, ⁨עורב⁩ can mean ⁨raven⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry crow and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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