Chafina (חפינה) means groping in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲפִינָה
chafina
noun · feminine
In English
groping
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chafina.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילוי כף היד
The word Chafina is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲפִינָה
- Written without vowel points
- חפינה
- Said
- chafina
- Root
- ח־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Inflections
- חֲפִינַת־
- Gematria
- 153
This is how Chafina is said in other languages.
- English
- groping
These words rhyme with Chafina.
The word Chafina comes from the root ח־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Chafina in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chafina.
What does Chafina (חפינה) mean in Hebrew?
Chafina (חפינה) means groping. It is said chafina, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Chafina (חפינה)?
Words that rhyme with Chafina (חפינה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Chafina (חפינה) masculine or feminine?
The word Chafina (חפינה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפינה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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