גרב

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word גרב. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word גרב, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say גרב in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word גרב you have here. The definition of the word גרב will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofגרב, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Aramaic

Verb

גּרַב • (gəraḇ)

  1. to seize, to rob, to despoil

Noun

גְּרֶב • (gəreḇ) m

  1. absolute state of גַּרְבָא (garəḇā, “leprosy”)

Adjective

גְּרַב • (gəraḇ) m

  1. absolute state of גַּרְבָא (garəḇā, “leprous”)

Noun

גרב • (g-r-b) m

  1. absolute state of גרבא (g-r-bā, “plunderer, spoliator”)

Proper noun

גָּרְב • (gārəḇ) pl

  1. Gareb (a hill in Israel, near Jerusalem, whither the leprous were been banished, as it seems)

Noun

גְּרָב • (gər؜āḇ) m

  1. absolute state of גְּרָבָא (gər؜ābā, “bottle”)

Noun

גְּרַב • (gəraḇ) m

  1. absolute state of גַּרְבָּא (garbā, “bottle”)

Hebrew

Root
ג־ר־ב (g-r-b)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْرَب (jawrab).

Pronunciation

Noun

גֶּרֶב • (gérev) m or f (plural indefinite גרביים / גַּרְבַּיִם, singular construct גֶּרֶב־, plural construct גַּרְבֵּי־)

  1. (clothing) sock

Derived terms

References

  • “גרב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Verb

גָּרַב • (garáv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to wear socks/stockings

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּרַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּרַבְתִּי גָּרַבְנוּ
second גָּרַבְתָּ גָּרַבְתְּ גְּרַבְתֶּם1 גְּרַבְתֶּן1
third גָּרַב גָּרְבָה גָּרְבוּ
present גּוֹרֵב גּוֹרֶבֶת גּוֹרְבִים גּוֹרְבוֹת
future first אגרוב / אֶגְרֹב נגרוב / נִגְרֹב
second תגרוב / תִּגְרֹב תִּגְרְבִי תִּגְרְבוּ תגרובנה / תִּגְרֹבְנָה2
third יגרוב / יִגְרֹב תגרוב / תִּגְרֹב יִגְרְבוּ תגרובנה / תִּגְרֹבְנָה2
imperative גרוב / גְּרֹב גִּרְבִי גִּרְבוּ גרובנה / גְּרֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּרַבְתֶּם and גָּרַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia