Asof (אסף) means threshold in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
threshold
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Asof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראהאיזור שבין השער לכניסה למבנה
מַתַּנְיָה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה עֹבַדְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם, טַלְמוֹן עַקּוּב--שֹׁמְרִים שׁוֹעֲרִים מִשְׁמָר, בַּאֲסֻפֵּי הַשְּׁעָרִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Asof is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- אָסֹף
- Written without vowel points
- אסף
- Said
- asof
- Root
- א־ס־פ
- Gematria
- 141
This is how Asof is said in other languages.
- English
- threshold
- Spanish
- umbral
These words mean nearly the same as Asof.
- מיפתןdoorstep
- בית שער
- סף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Asof.
- חצר אחורית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Asof comes from the root א־ס־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Asof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Asof.
What does Asof (אסף) mean in Hebrew?
Asof (אסף) means threshold. It is said asof, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Asof (אסף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Asof (אסף) are מיפתן, בית שער, and סף.
What is the opposite of Asof (אסף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Asof (אסף) are חצר אחורית.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אסף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.