Starve in Hebrew is גָּוַע (gavá').
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גָּוַע
gavá'
verb
In English
starve
/stɑːv/ /stɑɹv/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for starve as a verb.
to die because of lack of food
- גָּוַעגועgavá'
These words come before and after starve in the list.
These are the questions people ask about starve in Hebrew.
How do you say starve in Hebrew?
starve in Hebrew is גָּוַע, said gavá'. Without vowel points it is written גוע.
How is starve pronounced in English?
starve is pronounced /stɑːv/, /stɑɹv/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry starve 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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