Afuda (אפודה) means vest in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
vest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Afuda.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגד עליון המשמש לשמירה על חום הגוף בחורף.
וְחֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ מִמֶּנּוּ יִהְיֶה זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Afuda is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲפֻדָּה
- Written without vowel points
- אפודה
- Said
- afuda
- Root
- א־פ־ד
- Pattern
- קְטֻלָּה
- Plural
- אֲפֻדּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֲפֻדּוֹת; אֲפֻדַת־, ר' אֲפֻדּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 96
This is how Afuda is said in other languages.
- English
- vest
- Arabic
- بلوفر
- Russian
- пуловер
- Spanish
- jersey
- German
- pullover
These words mean nearly the same as Afuda.
- וסטwaistcoat
- סודר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Afuda.
The word Afuda is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אפודת צמר
- אפודת הצלה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Afuda comes from the root א־פ־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Afuda in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Afuda.
What does Afuda (אפודה) mean in Hebrew?
Afuda (אפודה) means vest. It is said afuda, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Afuda (אפודה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Afuda (אפודה) are וסט and סודר.
What rhymes with Afuda (אפודה)?
Words that rhyme with Afuda (אפודה) include עבודה, נקודה, יחידה, מדידה, מדע, and מידה.
Is Afuda (אפודה) masculine or feminine?
The word Afuda (אפודה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֲפֻדּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפדה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.