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Arkof (ארכוף) means stirrup in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אַרְכּוֹף
arkof
noun · masculine
In English

stirrup

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Arkof.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מין כלי עינויים, אולי ללחיצה וריצוץ הברך.
  2. 2
    טבעת מתכת תלויה על רצועה בצדי אוכף של בהמת רכיבה, עליה משעין הרוכב את כף רגלו.
  3. 3
    בהשאלה, ימאותכל אחד מן החבלים הקצרים הניצבים מהם תלוי המשוור של סקריית מפרש רוחבי.

The word Arkof is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אַרְכּוֹף
Written without vowel points
ארכוף
Said
arkof
Root
ר־כ־פ
Pattern
אֶקְטוֹל
Plural
אַרְכּוֹפִים
Inflections
ר'אַרְכּוֹפִים; אַרְכּוֹף־, אַרְכּוֹפֵי־
Gematria
307

This is how Arkof is said in other languages.

English
stirrup
Russian
стремя
French
étrier
German
Steigbügel

These words mean nearly the same as Arkof.

These words rhyme with Arkof.

These words come before and after Arkof in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Arkof.

What does Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) means stirrup. It is said arkof, with the stress on kof.

What is a synonym for Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) are ⁨משוורת⁩.

What rhymes with Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) include ⁨חוף⁩, ⁨סוף⁩, ⁨נוף⁩, ⁨תוף⁩, ⁨מצוף⁩, and ⁨מנוף⁩.

Is Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Arkof (⁨ארכוף⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אַרְכּוֹפִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארכוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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