Bi'af (ביעף) means fleetingly in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fleetingly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bi'af.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהבמהירות; תוך זמן קצר.
וְעוֹד אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בַּתְּפִלָּה וְהָאִישׁ גַּבְרִיאֵל אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי בֶחָזוֹן בַּתְּחִלָּה מֻעָף בִּיעָף נֹגֵעַ אֵלַי כְּעֵת מִנְחַת־עָרֶב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bi'af is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּיעָף
- Written without vowel points
- ביעף
- Said
- bi'af
- Root
- י־ע־פ
- Gematria
- 162
This is how Bi'af is said in other languages.
- English
- fleetingly
These words mean nearly the same as Bi'af.
- במהרה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bi'af.
- בעצלתים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bi'af.
The word Bi'af comes from the root י־ע־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Bi'af in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bi'af.
What does Bi'af (ביעף) mean in Hebrew?
Bi'af (ביעף) means fleetingly. It is said bi'af, with the stress on af.
What is a synonym for Bi'af (ביעף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bi'af (ביעף) are במהרה.
What is the opposite of Bi'af (ביעף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bi'af (ביעף) are בעצלתים.
What rhymes with Bi'af (ביעף)?
Words that rhyme with Bi'af (ביעף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ביעף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.